Rudyard, Mississippi

Rudyard, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Rudyard
Coordinates: 34°20′06″N 90°32′12″W / 34.33500°N 90.53667°WCoordinates: 34°20′06″N 90°32′12″W / 34.33500°N 90.53667°W
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.

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