Official Name: | Hopson, Mississippi |
Pushpin Map: | Mississippi#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Hopson |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Mississippi |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Coahoma |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation M: | 53 |
Elevation Ft: | 167 |
Coordinates: | 34.1586°N -90.5464°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 38614 |
Area Code: | 662 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 671454 |
Hopson (also known as Hopson Plantation or Hopson Spur) is an unincorporated community located in Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States, south of Clarksdale and U.S. Route 61 along U.S. Route 49. Hopson is located on the former Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad.[1] A post office operated under the name Hopson from 1857 to 1867.[2] In 1944 The Hopson Planting Company used International Harvester cotton pickers to harvest cotton, becoming the first farm to mechanically cultivate and produce an entire cotton crop.[3] The former Hopson Plantation Company Store is now operated as a restaurant and music venue.[4]