Swiftown, Mississippi

Swiftown, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 33°18′20″N 90°25′30″W
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Leflore
Elevation [1]	118 ft (36 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	38959
Area code	662
GNIS feature ID	678502[1]

Swiftown (also known as Ezra^[2]), is an unincorporated community located in Leflore County, Mississippi, United States. Swiftown is approximately 7 miles (11 km) south of Morgan City, 10 miles (16 km) north of Belzoni and 14 miles (23 km) southeast of Moorhead along Mississippi Highway 7.^[3] It is part of the Greenwood, Mississippi micropolitan area. Swiftown's ZIP code is 38959.^[4]

Swiftown is located on the former Columbus and Greenville Railroad. A post office operated under the name Ezra from 1886 to 1911 and began operating under the name Swiftown in 1911.^[2]

Notable person

• William Cousins (1927-2018), Illinois Appellate Court judge and Chicago City Council member, was born in Swiftown.^[5]

Gallery

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  View of the community from Mississippi Highway 7
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  Community Center in Swiftown.
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  Swiftown United Baptist Church
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  Post Office that once operated in the community (closed in 2011)

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Swiftown, Mississippi
2. Howe, Tony. "Swiftown, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
3. Mississippi Department of Transportation-Leflore County
4. United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved January 23, 2018.
5. 'Judge William Cousins dies; was prosecutor, independent alderman,' Chicago Sun-Times, January 22, 2018