Adams County, Mississippi Place Names

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County Place Names & Locations

Note: Distances and locations given are approximate, and "as the crow flies."

PLACE NAME	LOCATION
Anna	About 11 mi N of Natchez, in NW corner of county. On Quitman Rd at end of Martin Luther King, Jr. Rd.
Arnot	In southern-most tip of county, on MS River, about 25 mi SW of Natchez. Just N of Kienstra. On Jackson Point Rd.
Carthage	About 3/4 mi E of MS River, and 3 mi SE of Natchez. On Carthage Point Rd.
Cloverdale	About 4 mi E of MS River, and 5 mi S of Natchez. On Cloverdale Rd.
Cranfield	About 12 mi E of Natchez, and 2 1/2 mi E of Fenwick. On Cranfield Rd at US 84.
Ellis Cliffs	About 1/2 mi E of MS River, and 12 mi S of Natchez. On Hutchins Landing Rd.
Elizabeth Female Academy	Operation in Washington, MS from 1818 to 1845.
Fenwick	About 9 mi E of Natchez. On Duck Pond Rd at Old Meadville Rd, S of US 98.
Foster	About 5 1/2 mi NE of Natchez. On Foster Mound Rd at Steam Plant Rd.
Hutchins Landing	On MS River, about 1 mi S of Ellis Cliffs, and 13 mi S of Natchez. On Hutchins Landing Rd.
Jeannette	About 11 mi SE of Natchez. On Liberty Rd at Cranfield Rd.
Jefferson College	Washington, MS. Named for Pres. Thomas Jefferson (who never visited the college.) Opened in 1811. In 1863, operations stopped temporarily due to Civil War. Jefferson Davis, the President of the Confederacy, attended the college at one time. Later the college became a preparatory school until it's closure in 1964. Now open for tours.
Johnsville	About 3 1/2 mi E of MS River & Natchez, & 1 mi NE of Saint Catherine. Between Railroad and Killians Creek.
Kienstra	In southern-most tip of county, on MS River, about 26 mi SW of Natchez., and just S of Arnot. On Jackson Pont Rd.
Kingston	About 13 mi SE of Natchez. On Kingston Rd at St. Palestine Rd.
Leesdale	About 14 1/2 mi E of Natchez, and 3 mi E of Cranfield. Just S of US 98.
Linwood	About 2 1/2 mi E of MS River, and 3 1/2 mi S of Natchez. On Cloverdale Rd, at Lower Woodville Rd.
Natchez - County Seat	On MS River at US Hwy 84/65 (John R. Junkin Dr., & across river from Vidalia, Concordia Parish, LA.
Natchez Under-The-Hill	In Natchez, on MS River. Historic landing.
Pine Ridge	About 7 mile NE of Natchez. On Foster Mound Rd, off Martin Luther King, Jr. Rd.
Saint Catherine	About 2 1/2 mi SE of MS Riv, & Natchez, & 1 mi W of Johnsville. On Liberty Rd.
Selma	About 8 mi NE of Natchez, & 2 mi NE of Washington. On Lee Rd at US 61.
Sibley	SW corner of county, about 3 mi E of MS River, & 13 mi S of Natchez. On York Rd, just W of US 61
Stanton	About 11 mi NE of Natchez, & 4 1/2 mi NE of Washington. On State Park Rd, just S of US 61.
Washington	About 6 mi ENE of Natchez. On US 98, at US 61. Became the capital of the MS Territory in 1802.

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