Rudyard, Mississippi

Rudyard, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Rudyard, Mississippi
Coordinates: 34°20′06″N 90°32′12″W / 34.33500°N 90.53667°W / 34.33500; -90.53667Coordinates: 34°20′06″N 90°32′12″W / 34.33500°N 90.53667°W / 34.33500; -90.53667
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Coahoma
Elevation	164 ft (50 m)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	662
GNIS feature ID	692192[1]

Rudyard is an unincorporated community located near U.S. Route 61 in Coahoma County, Mississippi.

Rudyard is 10 miles north of Clarksdale and 2 miles south of Coahoma along Old Highway 61.

Notable residents

Joseph H. Jackson, a Pastor and the longest serving President of the National Baptist Convention, was born in Rudyard.

References

v t e Municipalities and communities of Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States County seat: Clarksdale City Clarksdale Towns Coahoma Friars Point Jonestown Lula Lyon CDP Farrell Other unincorporated communities Bobo Cagles Crossing Claremont Clover Hill Dublin Eagles Nest Hillhouse Hopson Lurand Mattson Moon Lake Rena Lara Rich Roundaway Rudyard Sherard Stovall Ghost towns Ingram‡ Port Royal Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties