Rudyard, Mississippi

Rudyard, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 34°20′06″N 90°32′12″W / 34.33500°N 90.53667°W / 34.33500; -90.53667Coordinates: 34°20′06″N 90°32′12″W / 34.33500°N 90.53667°W / 34.33500; -90.53667
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Coahoma
Elevation	164 ft (50 m)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	662
GNIS feature ID	692192[1]

Rudyard is an unincorporated community located near U.S. Route 61 in Coahoma County, Mississippi.

Rudyard is 10 miles north of Clarksdale and 2 miles south of Coahoma along Old Highway 61.

Notable residents

Joseph H. Jackson, a Pastor and the longest serving President of the National Baptist Convention, was born in Rudyard.

References

Municipalities and communities of Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States
County seat: Clarksdale
City	Clarksdale
Towns	Coahoma Friars Point Jonestown Lula Lyon
CDP	Farrell
Other unincorporated communities	Anderson Landing Bobo Burke Landing Cagles Crossing Claremont Clover Hill Dublin Eagles Nest Hillhouse Hopson Humber Lurand Mattson Moon Lake Rena Lara Rich Roseacres Roundaway Rudyard Sherard Stovall Sunflower Landing
Ghost towns	Delta Ingram‡ Port Royal Wildwood
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties