Official Name: | Foote, Mississippi |
Pushpin Map: | Mississippi#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Foote |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Mississippi |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Washington |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 112 |
Coordinates: | 33.0914°N -91.0325°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 38748 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 691864 |
Foote is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Mississippi, United States. Variant names include Colmere and Dudley.
Foote is located on the east shore of Lake Washington.[1] On the West side is Yazoo National Wildlife Refuge.[1] The community has two roads: Mississippi Highway 1, and Yazoo Refuge Road.[1]
Mount Holly is a plantation house located in Foote, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The land around Mount Holly was patented in 1831 by John C. Miller. Mount Holly became the property of Hezekiah William Foote in the 1880s. Hezekiah was a wealthy planter, Confederate officer, and member of the Mississippi House of Representatives and Mississippi Senate. Mount Holly was inherited by Hezekiah's son Huger Lee Foote, a planter and member of the Mississippi Senate. Huger's grandson was author Shelby Foote.[2]