Pontotoc County, Mississippi, United States

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Pontotoc County, Mississippi, United States is a rural county in northern Mississippi notable as part of the birthplace region of Elvis Presley’s mother, Gladys Love Presley.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative territorial entity
county
borderedBy Calhoun County, Mississippi
Chickasaw County, Mississippi
Lafayette County, Mississippi
Lee County, Mississippi
Union County, Mississippi
containsSettlement Algoma, Mississippi
Ecru, Mississippi
Pontotoc, Mississippi
Randolph, Mississippi
Thaxton, Mississippi
Toccopola, Mississippi
country United States
governingBody Pontotoc County Board of Supervisors
hasAreaCode 662
hasCountySeat Pontotoc, Mississippi
hasFeature agricultural land
forested areas
small towns and communities
hasMajorHighway Mississippi Highway 15
Mississippi Highway 336
Mississippi Highway 345
Mississippi Highway 346
Mississippi Highway 348
Mississippi Highway 349
Mississippi Highway 371
Mississippi Highway 41
Mississippi Highway 9
U.S. Route 278 NERFINISHED
hasRegionCode MS
hasSubdivisionType county of Mississippi
isRuralArea true
language English
locatedIn Appalachian foothills region of Mississippi
Mississippi
United States Census Bureau South Region
United States South
northern Mississippi
namedAfter Chickasaw word "Pontotoc"
linked to: Chickasaw language

Pontotoc Creek
Pontotoc, Mississippi
notableFor connection to Gladys Love Presley
linked to: Gladys Love Presley
observesDaylightSavingTime true
partOf Elvis Presley family birthplace region
linked to: Presley family

state of Mississippi
timeZone Central Time Zone

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Referenced by (2)

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Gladys Love Presley placeOfBirth Pontotoc County, Mississippi, United States
Jim Weatherly placeOfBirth Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States
linked to: Pontotoc County, Mississippi, United States