Banks | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | USA Mississippi |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Mississippi |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Mississippi |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Tunica |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Coordinates: | 34.8258°N -90.2297°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 38664 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Banks is a small, unincorporated community farming community in northeastern Tunica County, Mississippi, United States. It lies at the intersection of Mississippi Highway 3 and Mississippi Highway 713, several miles east of Tunica Resorts.
Ransom Byrnes first owned the land in 1877. Banks is named after Richard McPherson Banks, who founded the community in 1900.[1]
The Canadian National Railway, formerly Illinois Central Railroad, passes through Banks.
Banks is also home to T.E. Swindoll & Company, a family owned farm.