Money, Mississippi facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Money, Mississippi
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Leflore County Volunteer Fire Department in Money
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 Money, Mississippi
Location in Mississippi
Money, Mississippi
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Leflore |
| Elevation | 138 ft (42 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 673728 |
Money is an unincorporated Mississippi Delta community near Greenwood in Leflore County, Mississippi, United States. It has fewer than 100 residents, down from 400 in the early 1950s when a cotton mill operated there. Money is located on a railroad line along the Tallahatchie River, a tributary of the Yazoo River in the eastern part of the Mississippi Delta. The community has ZIP code 38945 in the Greenwood, Mississippi micropolitan area.
Money is the site of events leading to the 1955 lynching of 14-year-old Emmett Till by white men, an event that gained nationwide attention. The suspects were acquitted by an all-white jury in 1955. They sold their story to Look magazine the next year and admitted their crime in the 1956 interview.
History
This rural area was developed for cotton cultivation. A post office called Money was established in 1901. The community was named for Hernando Money, a United States Senator from Mississippi.
In popular culture
A wooden bridge crossing the Tallahatchie River at Money was referred to in Bobbie Gentry's 1967 hit song "Ode to Billie Joe." The November 10, 1967 issue of Life contained a photo of Gentry crossing the bridge. That bridge collapsed in June 1972 after being burned by vandals and has since been replaced.
Gallery
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Former Money post office
Education
It is in the Greenwood-Leflore School District. Residents are zoned to Amanda Elzy High School.
The town was formerly served by the Leflore County School District. Effective July 1, 2019 this district consolidated into the Greenwood-Leflore School District.
Notable people
- Richard "Hacksaw" Harney – Delta blues guitarist and pianist
- James Schaffer – religious leader and centenarian.
- Willye White – Olympic athlete.
Images for kids
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The 2018 remains of Bryant's Grocery and Meat Market, where Emmett Till encountered Carolyn Bryant in 1955
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Mississippi Freedom Trail Marker
