Yazoo City in Yazoo County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Town Creek

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 14, 2014

1. Town Creek Marker

Inscription. Town Creek, one of Yazoo City's earliest residential areas, is located within the Town Center National Register Historic District, noted for the uniformly constructed buildings in the business district.

Erected 2007 by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list.

Location. 32° 50.708′ N, 90° 24.501′ W. Marker is in Yazoo City, Mississippi, in Yazoo County. It is at the intersection of East Broadway Street (State Highway 149) and Custer Street, on the right when traveling west on East Broadway Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 582 East Broadway Street, Yazoo City MS 39194, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Mississippi and in Greater Jackson.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Mississippi Delta.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

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the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: St. Francis Mission School (approx. 0.2 miles away); Bethel A.M.E. Church (approx. ¼ mile away); Redoubt McKee (approx. ¼ mile away); Yazoo County War Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); The Oakes House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Bank of Yazoo City (approx. 0.3 miles away); B.S. Ricks Memorial Library (approx. 0.4 miles away); Willie Morris (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Yazoo City.

Town Creek Residential Homes image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 14, 2014

2. Town Creek Residential Homes

Town Creek Residential Area image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 14, 2014

3. Town Creek Residential Area

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 17, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 730 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 17, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.