INDEPENDENCE, MS
Independence is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Tate County, Mississippi, United States.
The settlement is approximately south of Cockrum and east of Coldwater along Mississippi Highway 305.
Although an unincorporated community, Independence has a zip code of 38638.
It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 200.
History
The settlement was first known as "Flewellenes Crossroads" and "Buck Snorts".
During the Civil War, R.W. Locke organized a company of soldiers in Buck Snorts, which was dispatched to Virginia where they became Company D of the 42d Mississippi Infantry Regiment. Locke was elected company captain.
The population in 1900 was 100.
By 1907, Independence had a post office, several stores/businesses, two churches, and a public school.
Demographics
2020 census
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.
Notable people
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