Holly Ridge, Mississippi

Holly Ridge is an unincorporated community in Sunflower County, Mississippi. It is located in the Mississippi Delta, approximately five miles west of Indianola.

Blues history

The early Delta blues guitarist and singer, Charley Patton (1891–1934), is buried in Holly Ridge. The Mississippi Blues Trail placed its first historic marker on Patton's grave in dedication to his iconic status as a bluesman.^[1] Fellow blues musicians, Willie James Foster (1921–2001) and Asie Payton (1937–1997), the latter of whom lived in the community, are also buried in the same cemetery.^[2]

References

External links

• Photo Charley Patton's grave

Municipalities and communities of Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States County seat: Indianola Cities Drew Indianola Moorhead Ruleville Shaw‡ Towns Doddsville Inverness Sunflower Unincorporated communities Baird Baltzer Blaine Boyer Caile Dockery Dwyer Fairview Heathman Holly Ridge Kinlock Linn Lombardy Minot Parchman Rome Roundaway Steiner Stephensville Ghost towns Cottondale Inwood Promised Land Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 33°26′44″N 90°45′12″W / 33.44556°N 90.75333°W / 33.44556; -90.75333