Mississippi Highway 7 runs generally north–south from the Tennessee

Tennessee

Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...

 state line in Benton County

Benton County, Mississippi

-Demographics:At the 2000 census, there were 8,026 people, 2,999 households and 2,216 families residing in the county. The population density was 20 per square mile . There were 3,456 housing units at an average density of 8 per square mile...

 to Belzoni, Mississippi

Belzoni, Mississippi

Belzoni is a city in Humphreys County, Mississippi, in the Mississippi Delta region, on the Yazoo River. The population was 2,663 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Humphreys County...

. It travels approximately 165 miles (265.5 km), serving Humphreys

Humphreys County, Mississippi

-Demographics:At the 2000 census, there were 11,206 people, 3,765 households and 2,695 families residing in the county. The population density was 27 per square mile . There were 4,138 housing units at an average density of 10 per square mile...

, Leflore

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...

, Carroll

Carroll County, Mississippi

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 10,769 people, 4,071 households, and 3,069 families residing in the county. The population density was 17 people per square mile . There were 4,888 housing units at an average density of 8 per square mile...

, Grenada

Grenada County, Mississippi

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 23,263 people, 8,820 households, and 6,297 families residing in the county. The population density was 55 people per square mile . There were 9,973 housing units at an average density of 24 per square mile...

, Yalobusha

Yalobusha County, Mississippi

Yalobusha County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2010, the population was 12,678. Its county seats are Water Valley and Coffeeville.-History:...

, Lafayette

Lafayette County, Mississippi

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 38,744 people, 14,373 households, and 8,321 families residing in the county. The population density was 61 people per square mile . There were 16,587 housing units at an average density of 26 per square mile...

, Marshall

Marshall County, Mississippi

-Demographics:At the 2000 census, there were 34,993 people, 12,163 households and 9,110 families residing in the county. The population density was 50 per square mile . There were 13,252 housing units at an average density of 19 per square mile...

, and Benton Counties

Benton County, Mississippi

-Demographics:At the 2000 census, there were 8,026 people, 2,999 households and 2,216 families residing in the county. The population density was 20 per square mile . There were 3,456 housing units at an average density of 8 per square mile...

. It runs nearly parallel to the rarely used Mississippi Central Railroad

Mississippi Central Railroad

Mississippi Central Railroad may refer to:*Mississippi Central Railroad , a line from Oxford, Mississippi to Grand Junction, Tennessee owned by Pioneer Railcorp...

.

Points of interest

• Florewood River Plantation State Park
• University of Mississippi
  University of Mississippi
  The University of Mississippi, also known as Ole Miss, is a public, coeducational research university located in Oxford, Mississippi. Founded in 1844, the school is composed of the main campus in Oxford, four branch campuses located in Booneville, Grenada, Tupelo, and Southaven as well as the...
  
  
• Wall Doxey State Park
  Wall Doxey State Park
  Wall Doxey State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Mississippi. It is located off Mississippi Highway 7 near Holly Springs. It is named after Wall Doxey, a former U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from Mississippi. With camping areas, rental cabins, walking trails, a large playground,...
  
  

Locales on route

From north to south

• Michigan City
  Michigan City, Mississippi
  Michigan City is a community in Benton County, Mississippi, United States. It is located along Mississippi Highway 7 in north central Benton County, just south of the Tennessee state line, approximately three miles north of U. S. Route 72. Michigan City has a post office, with the ZIP code of 38647....
  
   near the Tennessee
  Tennessee
  Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
  
   state line (above which the highway becomes Tennessee State Route 18
  Tennessee State Route 18
  State Route 18 is a primary state highway in south-central West Tennessee. SR 18 is a two-lane facility throughout the majority of its length through the state with the exception being in Bolivar, Tennessee...
  
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• Lamar
  Lamar, Mississippi
  Lamar is an unincorporated community in Benton County, Mississippi, United States. It is located along Mississippi Highway 7 in western Benton County. Although it is unincorporated, Lamar has a post office, with the ZIP code of 38642.. The nearly abandoned Mississippi Central Railroad runs through...
  
  
• Holly Springs
  Holly Springs, Mississippi
  Holly Springs is a city in Marshall County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 7,957 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Marshall County. A short drive from Memphis, Tennessee, Holly Springs is the site of a number of well-preserved antebellum homes and other structures and...
  
  
• Oxford
  Oxford, Mississippi
  Oxford is a city in, and the county seat of, Lafayette County, Mississippi, United States. Founded in 1835, it was named after the British university city of Oxford in hopes of having the state university located there, which it did successfully attract....
  
  
• Water Valley
  Water Valley, Mississippi
  Water Valley is a city in Yalobusha County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 3,677 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Water Valley is located at ....
  
  
• Grenada
  Grenada, Mississippi
  Grenada is a city in Grenada County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 14,879 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Grenada County.-History:...
  
  
• Greenwood
  Greenwood, Mississippi
  Greenwood is a city in and the county seat of Leflore County, Mississippi, United States, located at the eastern edge of the Mississippi Delta approximately 96 miles north of Jackson, Mississippi, and 130 miles south of Memphis, Tennessee. The population was 15,205 at the 2010 census. It is the...
  
  
• Itta Bena
  Itta Bena, Mississippi
  Itta Bena is a city in Leflore County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 2,208 at the 2000 census. The town's name is derived from the Choctaw phrase iti bina, meaning "forest camp"...
  
  
• Morgan City
  Morgan City, Mississippi
  Morgan City is a town in Leflore County, Mississippi, northeast of Swiftown and south-southwest of Itta Bena along Mississippi Highway 7. The population was 305 at the 2000 census...
  
  
• Belzoni
  Belzoni, Mississippi
  Belzoni is a city in Humphreys County, Mississippi, in the Mississippi Delta region, on the Yazoo River. The population was 2,663 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Humphreys County...
  
  

Junctions

From north to south

• Tennessee Highway 18
  Tennessee State Route 18
  State Route 18 is a primary state highway in south-central West Tennessee. SR 18 is a two-lane facility throughout the majority of its length through the state with the exception being in Bolivar, Tennessee...
  
  
• U.S. Highway 72
• Mississippi Highway 311
  Mississippi Highway 311
  Mississippi Highway 311 is a state highway located in Marshall County, Mississippi. The route runs from MS 7 in Holly Springs north to U.S. Route 72 in Mt. Pleasant. The route is a two-lane undivided road its entire length and passes through rural areas of woods and farms. MS 311 was designated...
  
  
• Mississippi Highway 178
• Mississippi Highway 4 ( splits northbound, joins southbound)
• U.S. Highway 78

( splits southbound, joins northbound)

• Mississippi Highway 310
• Mississippi Highway 30
• Mississippi Highway 6 / U.S. Highway 278
• Mississippi Highway 328
• Mississippi Highway 9W
• Mississippi Highway 315 ( splits northbound, joins southbound)
• Mississippi Highway 32 ( splits southbound, joins northbound)
• Mississippi Highway 330
• Mississippi Highway 333
• Interstate 55
  Interstate 55
  Interstate 55 is an Interstate Highway in the central United States. Its odd number indicates that it is a north–south Interstate Highway. I-55 goes from LaPlace, Louisiana at Interstate 10 to Chicago at U.S. Route 41 , at McCormick Place. A common nickname for the highway is "double...
  
   ( splits northbound, joins southbound)
• Mississippi Highway 8 ( splits southbound, joins northbound / splits northbound, joins southbound)
• Mississippi Highway 35 ( splits northbound, joins southbound)

( splits southbound, joins northbound)

• U.S. Highway 82 ( splits northbound, joins southbound)
• Mississippi Highway 430
• U.S. Highway 49E

( splits northbound, joins southbound)

• U.S. Highway 49 / Mississippi Highway 12