Sparta is an unincorporated community in Chickasaw County, Mississippi, United States.

Sparta, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 33°46′07″N 88°58′45″W
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Chickasaw
Elevation	335 ft (102 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)	662
GNIS feature ID	678038[1]

History

Sparta was once home to two churches and a school.[2] A post office operated under the name Sparta from 1850 to 1905.[3]

Company H of the 13th Mississippi Infantry (known as "The Spartan Band") was enlisted at Sparta on March 23, 1861.[4] Soldiers from this company served with the Army of Northern Virginia in many battles, including First Manassas, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Chickamauga, and the Appomattox campaign.[5]

Popular Culture

The 1967 film In the Heat of the Night was set in Sparta, but was actually filmed in and around Sparta, Illinois.

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