Black Hawk, also spelled Blackhawk, is an unincorporated community located in Carroll County, Mississippi, approximately 20 miles (32 km) southeast of Greenwood on Mississippi Highway 430 and approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Acona. Black Hawk is part of the Greenwood, Mississippi micropolitan area. Although unincorporated, Black Hawk has a postal code of 38923.
History
Black Hawk is located on Abiaca Creek and was named for a Choctaw chief. Black Hawk was once home to an academy, grist mill, two churches, a carriage shop, and a branch of the Merchant's and Farmer's Bank of Lexington, Mississippi.[2]
A post office operated under the name Black Hawk from 1837 to 1963 and under the name Black Hawk Rural Station from 1963 to 1973.[3]
Climate
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Black Hawk has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.[4]
Education
Black Hawk is in the Carroll County School District, which operates Marshall Elementary School and J.Z. George High School. Prior to the 1999 consolidation of Vaiden High School into George High, a majority of the students at Vaiden were from Black Hawk, and a number of Black Hawk residents attended George.[5]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Black Hawk, Mississippi
- ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 247.
- ^ "Carroll County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
- ^ Climate Summary for Black Hawk, Mississippi
- ^ Vigour, Theresa (April 15, 1999). "Bulldogs and Wildcats become Jaguars with school consolidation". The Conservative. p. B1. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
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