Quito, Mississippi

Quito, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Quito, Mississippi
Coordinates: 33°26′19″N 90°18′04″W / 33.43861°N 90.30111°WCoordinates: 33°26′19″N 90°18′04″W / 33.43861°N 90.30111°W
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Leflore
Elevation 125 ft (38 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 38941
Area code(s) 662
GNIS feature ID 676441[1]
Payne Chapel M.B. Church along County Road 167 in Leflore County. Robert Johnson is alleged to be buried here
Quito Plantation located along Mississippi Highway 7
View of Quito from Mississippi Highway 7

Quito is an unincorporated community located in Leflore County, Mississippi. Quito is approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Morgan City and 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Itta Bena along Mississippi Highway 7.

It is part of the Greenwood, Mississippi micropolitan area.

The cemetery of Payne Chapel in Quito is one of three locations held to be the burial place of blues musician Robert Johnson.

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