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Marcella is an unincorporated community located in Holmes County, Mississippi near the Yazoo River. Marcella is located near Mississippi Highway 12 and is approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Thornton, and approximately 9 miles (14 km) south of Tchula.

Marcella, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Jones family home in Marcella in October 1939
Marcella
Marcella
Coordinates: 33°07′46″N 90°17′51″W
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyHolmes
Elevation
115 ft (35 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
39169
Area code(s)662
GNIS feature ID673128[1]

Marcella is named for the Marcella plantation.[2]

A post office operated under the name Marcella from 1881 to 1894.[3]

Marion Post Wolcott documented people and scenes from the Marcella plantation in October 1939 as part of her work with the Farm Security Administration.[4]


References


  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Marcella, Mississippi
  2. William P. Hustwit (5 February 2019). Integration Now: Alexander v. Holmes and the End of Jim Crow Education. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: University of North Carolina Press. p. 24. ISBN 978-1-4696-4856-9.
  3. "Holmes County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  4. "Marcella Plantation". Library of Congress. Retrieved 4 June 2021.


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