Hopson (also known as Hopson Plantation or Hopson Spur) is an unincorporated community located in Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States, south of Clarksdale and U.S. Route 61 along U.S. Route 49. Hopson is located on the former Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad.[2] A post office operated under the name Hopson from 1857 to 1867.[3] In 1944 The Hopson Planting Company used International Harvester cotton pickers to harvest cotton, becoming the first farm to mechanically cultivate and produce an entire cotton crop.[4] The former Hopson Plantation Company Store is now operated as a restaurant and music venue.[5]

Hopson, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Hopson Plantation
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Coordinates: 34°09′31″N 90°32′47″W
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Coahoma
Elevation	167 ft (53 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	38614
Area code(s)	662
GNIS feature ID	671454[1]

Notable person

• Pinetop Perkins, blues pianist, worked at Hopson Plantation as a tractor driver[6]

Gallery

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  Historical marker in the Hopson community

References

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