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Unincorporated community in Mississippi, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cowart is an unincorporated community located in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi. Cowart is located on Mississippi Highway 32 approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Tippo and approximately 8 miles (13 km) west of Charleston.
Cowart, Mississippi | |
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Coordinates: 33°59′06″N 90°10′40″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Mississippi |
County | Tallahatchie |
Elevation | 148 ft (45 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 38921 |
Area code | 662 |
GNIS feature ID | 708132[1] |
The county's former sheriff Clarence Strider—a witness for the defense at the Emmett Till murder trial—narrowly missed being shot in the head while he sat in his car at a general store in Cowart in 1957.[2]
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