Minter City, Mississippi
Encyclopedia
Minter City is an unincorporated community in northern Leflore County
, Mississippi
in the Mississippi Delta
on the Leflore County
/Tallahatchie County
county line. Minter City is located on the Tallahatchie River
approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) west of Philipp
, 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Glendora
and 13 miles (20.9 km) east of Ruleville
. The former downtown area of Minter City is located on the Tallahatchie River
, at the intersection of River Road and Old Hwy 8.
Minter City is part of the Greenwood, Mississippi micropolitan area
Mississippi Highway 8 intersects U.S. Highway 49E in the Minter City area.
Although Minter City is an unincorporated community, it has a post office
(located along U.S. Highway 49E) with a ZIP code
of 38944.
The land that some may consider the old town or downtown Minter City is privately owned now by one family. A small part of the downtown still exists.
Leflore County, Mississippi
-National protected area:*Mathews Brake National Wildlife Refuge*Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 37,947 people, 12,956 households, and 8,887 families residing in the county. The population density was 64 people per square mile...
, Mississippi
Mississippi
Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
in the Mississippi Delta
Mississippi Delta
The Mississippi Delta is the distinctive northwest section of the U.S. state of Mississippi that lies between the Mississippi and Yazoo Rivers. The region has been called "The Most Southern Place on Earth" because of its unique racial, cultural, and economic history...
on the Leflore County
Leflore County, Mississippi
-National protected area:*Mathews Brake National Wildlife Refuge*Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 37,947 people, 12,956 households, and 8,887 families residing in the county. The population density was 64 people per square mile...
/Tallahatchie County
Tallahatchie County, Mississippi
-National protected areas:*Coldwater River National Wildlife Refuge *Tallahatchie National Wildlife Refuge -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 14,903 people, 5,263 households, and 3,826 families residing in the county. The population density was 23 people per square mile...
county line. Minter City is located on the Tallahatchie River
Tallahatchie River
The Tallahatchie River flows from Tippah County, Mississippi to Leflore County, Mississippi, where it joins the Yalobusha River to form the Yazoo River.-History:Tallahatchie is a Choctaw name meaning "rock of waters"....
approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) west of Philipp
Philipp, Mississippi
Philipp is an unincorporated community in southern Tallahatchie County, Mississippi along Mississippi Highway 8. Philipp is east of Minter City and west of Holcomb....
, 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Glendora
Glendora, Mississippi
Glendora is a village in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 285 at the 2000 census.-History:Glendora started out as a small sawmill site. Logs were floated down the river from around the vicinity of Webb to be sawed there....
and 13 miles (20.9 km) east of Ruleville
Ruleville, Mississippi
Ruleville is a small city in the fertile Mississippi Delta region in Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 3,234 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Ruleville is located at ....
. The former downtown area of Minter City is located on the Tallahatchie River
Tallahatchie River
The Tallahatchie River flows from Tippah County, Mississippi to Leflore County, Mississippi, where it joins the Yalobusha River to form the Yazoo River.-History:Tallahatchie is a Choctaw name meaning "rock of waters"....
, at the intersection of River Road and Old Hwy 8.
Minter City is part of the Greenwood, Mississippi micropolitan area
Greenwood, Mississippi micropolitan area
The Greenwood Micropolitan Statistical Area is a micropolitan area in the northwestern Delta region of Mississippi that covers two counties - Leflore and Carroll...
Mississippi Highway 8 intersects U.S. Highway 49E in the Minter City area.
Although Minter City is an unincorporated community, it has a post office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
(located along U.S. Highway 49E) with a ZIP code
ZIP Code
ZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, is properly written in capital letters and was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the...
of 38944.
History
Originally on land owned by James Minter, the town was named Walnut Place or Walnut Grove. Because there was another Mississippi town named Walnut Grove, the name was changed. Names were put into a hat and the name Minter was drawn.The land that some may consider the old town or downtown Minter City is privately owned now by one family. A small part of the downtown still exists.