City of Yazoo City

City of Yazoo City is a locality in Yazoo, Mississippi. City of Yazoo City is situated nearby to the hamlet Jonestown, as well as near Yazoo Junction.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Yazoo City station and Federal Correctional Institution, Yazoo City.

Yazoo City station

Railway stop

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Yazoo City station is an Amtrak intercity train station in Yazoo City, Mississippi, United States. The station is unstaffed and requires notification in advance for the train to stop, because it is listed as a flag stop in the Amtrak timetable.

Federal Correctional Institution, Yazoo City

Prison

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The Federal Correctional Complex, Yazoo City is a United States federal prison complex for male offenders in unincorporated Yazoo County, Mississippi. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice and is located 36 miles north of Jackson, Mississippi. Federal Correctional Institution, Yazoo City is situated 2½ miles northwest of City of Yazoo City.

Federal Correctional Institution Yazoo City

Prison

The Federal Correctional Complex, Yazoo City is a United States federal prison complex for male offenders in unincorporated Yazoo County, Mississippi. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice and is located 36 miles north of Jackson, Mississippi. Federal Correctional Institution Yazoo City is situated 2½ miles northwest of City of Yazoo City.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yazoo City.

Yazoo City

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Yazoo City is a city in and the county seat of Yazoo County, Mississippi, United States. It was named after the Yazoo River, which, in turn was named by the French explorer Robert de La Salle in 1682 as "Rivière des Yazous" in reference to the Yazoo tribe living near the river's mouth.

City of Yazoo City

Type: Locality with 11,400 residents
Location: Yazoo, Mississippi, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

32.8618° or 32° 51′ 43″ north

Longitude

-90.4067° or 90° 24′ 24″ west

Population

11,400

Elevation

98 feet (30 metres)

Open location code

864FVH6V+P8

GeoNames ID

7318214

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