Sparta, Mississippi

Sparta is an unincorporated community in Chickasaw County, Mississippi, United States.

Sparta, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Sparta
Sparta
Coordinates: 33°46′07″N 88°58′45″W
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyChickasaw
Elevation
335 ft (102 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)662
GNIS feature ID678038[1]

History

Sparta 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]


The 1967 film In the Heat of the Night (film) was set in Sparta. (Filming of the movie actually took place in Sparta, Illinois.)

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sparta, Mississippi
  2. Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 713.
  3. "Chickasaw County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  4. John W. Busey; Travis W. Busey (25 January 2017). Confederate Casualties at Gettysburg: A Comprehensive Record. McFarland. p. 1881. ISBN 978-1-4766-2436-5.
  5. "17th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry". The Civil War Trail. National Park Service. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
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