Sparta is an unincorporated community in Chickasaw County, Mississippi, United States.
Sparta, Mississippi | |
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  Sparta  Sparta | |
| Coordinates: 33°46′07″N 88°58′45″W / 33.76861°N 88.97917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Chickasaw |
| Elevation | 335 ft (102 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 662 |
| GNIS feature ID | 678038[1] |
History
editSparta was once home to two churches and a school.[2] A post office operated under the name Sparta from 1850 to 1905.[3]
Company H of the 13th Mississippi Infantry (known as "The Spartan Band") was enlisted at Sparta on March 23, 1861.[4] Soldiers from this company served with the Army of Northern Virginia in many battles, including First Manassas, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Chickamauga, and the Appomattox campaign.[5]
Popular culture
editThe 1967 film In the Heat of the Night was set in Sparta, but was actually filmed in and around Sparta, Illinois.
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sparta, Mississippi
- ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 713.
- ^ "Chickasaw County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- ^ John W. Busey; Travis W. Busey (January 25, 2017). Confederate Casualties at Gettysburg: A Comprehensive Record. McFarland. p. 1881. ISBN 978-1-4766-2436-5.
- ^ "17th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry". The Civil War Trail. National Park Service. Retrieved May 19, 2020.