Where is Mississippi north?
North Mississippi is a region in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of Mississippi, consisting of Alcorn, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union counties. These counties share a unique cultural history that distinguishes them from other areas in the state of Mississippi.
What are the boundaries of Mississippi to the north?
Mississippi is bordered to the north by Tennessee, to the east by Alabama, to the south by Louisiana and a narrow coast on the Gulf of Mexico; and to the west, across the Mississippi River, by Louisiana and Arkansas.
What state is directly west and closest to Mississippi?
To the north, Mississippi shares a border with Tennessee. With Alabama to the east, Louisiana and Arkansas border Mississippi in the west.
Is Mississippi in North America or South America?
Mississippi is a state located in the Deep South of the United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The state is heavily forested outside of the Mississippi Delta area.
Where is the exact center of Mississippi?
Leake County
The geographic center of Mississippi is located in Leake County, 9 miles WNW of Carthage. Mississippi is bordered by Tennessee on the north and the Gulf of Mexico on the south. On the east, Mississippi borders Alabama and on the west, Mississippi borders Arkansas and Louisiana.
Is Mississippi near Tennessee?
Tennessee borders eight other US states, Kentucky and Virginia to the north, North Carolina to the east, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia in the south, Arkansas and Missouri along the Mississippi River in the west.
Which states are east of the Mississippi?
US States East of the Mississippi River
| A | B |
|---|---|
| Rhode Island | RI, Providence |
| Mississippi | MS, Jackson |
| Alabama | AL, Montgomery |
| Indiana | IN, Indianapolis |
Which states does the Mississippi run through?
There is so much to consider along this great American waterway as it courses through 10 states—Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana—it would seem easy to overlook a few pieces.