Clanton, Mississippi

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Clanton, Mississippi is a fictional small Southern town created by John Grisham that serves as the primary setting for several of his legal thrillers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional location
fictional town
associatedWithCharacter Harry Rex Vonner
Jake Brigance
Lucien Wilbanks
Seth Hubbard
Willie Traynor
associatedWithTheme legal ethics
race relations in the American South
small-town justice
country United States
countySeatOf Ford County, Mississippi
createdBy John Grisham
creator John Grisham
firstAppearance A Time to Kill
firstAppearanceYear 1989
genre legal thriller setting
hasFictionalInstitution Ford County Courthouse
Ford County Times
linked to: Ford County
hasFictionalLandmark Main Street
courthouse lawn
downtown square
language English (in-universe)
locatedInFictionalCounty Ford County, Mississippi
medium novels
short stories
narrativeRole central setting for courtroom dramas
recurring setting across multiple John Grisham novels
primarySettingOf A Time for Mercy
A Time to Kill
Ford County: Stories
Sycamore Row
The Last Juror
The Reckoning
region American South
state Mississippi
typicalPopulationScale small town
usedInWork A Time for Mercy
A Time to Kill
Ford County: Stories
Homecoming
Sparring Partners
Sycamore Row
The Last Juror
The Reckoning
The Summons

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A Time for Mercy setInFictionalTown Clanton, Mississippi
A Time to Kill fictionalTown Clanton, Mississippi
subject linked to: A Time to Kill (novel)
Jake Brigance placeOfResidence Clanton, Mississippi
Ford County, Mississippi hasFictionalTown Clanton, Mississippi
Ford County, Mississippi primaryTown Clanton, Mississippi
Lucien Wilbanks residence Clanton, Mississippi
Willie Traynor placeOfResidence Clanton, Ford County, Mississippi (fictional)
linked to: Clanton, Mississippi
Ray Atlee placeOfOrigin Clanton, Mississippi