Little Rock, Mississippi
Encyclopedia
Little Rock, Mississippi is an unincorporated
hamlet
in Newton County
, Mississippi
, at latitude 32.526 and longitude -89.025. It lies along state highway 494 between Union
and Meridian
. The elevation is 440 feet/134 metres. It was the former site of Beulah Hubbard High School
.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
hamlet
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
in Newton County
Newton County, Mississippi
-History:Newton County was formed in 1836. All sources say it was named in honor of Sir Isaac Newton, including the 1896 history of Newton County.Newton County is adjacent to Jasper County, which was named for Sgt. William Jasper, a Revolutionary War hero of the Siege of Savannah in 1779. Sgt. John...
, 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...
, at latitude 32.526 and longitude -89.025. It lies along state highway 494 between Union
Union, Mississippi
Union is a town in Neshoba and Newton Counties in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The population was 2,021 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Union is located at . Most of the town is in Newton County with a portion extending north into adjacent Neshoba County...
and Meridian
Meridian, Mississippi
Meridian is the county seat of Lauderdale County, Mississippi. It is the sixth largest city in the state and the principal city of the Meridian, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area...
. The elevation is 440 feet/134 metres. It was the former site of Beulah Hubbard High School
Beulah Hubbard High School
Beulah Hubbard High School was a public high school in Little Rock, Mississippi. In 1990 it was one of the schools merged to create Newton County High School. The school teams were called the "Rebels."...
.
Notable persons
- Kortney ClemonsKortney ClemonsKortney Clemons is an American Paralympic athlete and Iraq War Veteran.He is featured in the 2009 documentary Warrior Champions about American soldiers who lost limbs or suffered paralysis in Iraq, and their way to the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing.- Early life :Clemons went to high school...
(born 1980), Paralympic athlete