Sherard, Mississippi
Sherard, Mississippi | ||
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ZIP code 38669 | ||
| Area code | 662 | |
| GNIS feature ID | 677650[1] | |
Sherard is an unincorporated community located in Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States. Sherard is located along Mississippi Highway 1, 6 miles (9.7 km) west of Clarksdale.
History
Sherard is named for the Sherard family, who cleared the land for a plantation in 1874. The plantation originally had two cotton gins, a saw mill, and pecan processing equipment.[2] Sherard is located on the former Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad and in 1910 was home to four general stores and the Memphis Shingle Company.[3] A post office first began operation under the name Sherard in 1890.[4]
Sherard is served by the Coahoma County School District. Residents are served by Sherard Elementary School and Coahoma County Junior-Senior High School.[5]
A cultivar of pecan known as Sherard was developed in Sherard in 1916.[6]
Notable person
- Lewis C. Hudson, Brigadier General in the Marine Corps, lived in Sherard in the 1920s.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sherard, Mississippi
- ISBN 978-1-62376-023-6.
- ^ Howe, Tony. "Sherard, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "Coahoma County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "Schools." Coahoma County School District. Retrieved on July 6, 2017.
- ^ Proceedings of the ... convention of the American Pomological Society. 1922. p. 301.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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