Valley Park is a

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...

and

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Issaquena County Issaquena County (, '' ISS-ə-KWEEN-ə'') is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 Census, its population was 1,338, making it the least populous county in the United States east of the Mississippi River. Its count ...

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, United States. Its elevation is 95 feet (29 m). Although unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 39177. The Aden Archaeological Site is located east of Valley Park. It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 71.

History

Valley Park is located on the

Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway Company () is a Canadian Class I freight railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, which serves Canada and the Midwestern and Southern United States. CN is Canada's largest railway, in terms of both revenue a ...

and was originally known as Halpin. A post office operated under the name Halpin from 1884 to 1890 and first began operating under the name Valley Park in 1890.

Demographics

2020 census

Film set

A movie set resembling a rural radio station was constructed west of Valley Park in order to film a scene for the movie ''

O Brother, Where Art Thou? ''O Brother, Where Art Thou?'' is a 2000 satirical comedy-drama musical film written, produced, co-edited, and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. It stars George Clooney, John Turturro, and Tim Blake Nelson, with Charles Durning, Michael Bad ...

'' (2000). In the movie, the "Soggy Bottom Boys" recorded ''

Man of Constant Sorrow "Man of Constant Sorrow" (also known as "I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow") is a traditional American folk song first published by Dick Burnett, a partially blind fiddler from Kentucky. It was titled "Farewell Song" in a songbook by Burnett dated t ...

'' at radio station "WEZY". Only the mast tower remains at this location: .

2010 tornado

On April 24, 2010, Valley Park was the site of a strong tornado, though no injuries were reported. The supercell thunderstorm dropped another tornado in

Yazoo City Yazoo City is the county seat of Yazoo County, Mississippi, United States. It was named after the Yazoo River, which, in turn was named by the French explorer Robert La Salle in 1682 as "Rivière des Yazous" in reference to the Yazoo tribe livi ...

Education

South Delta School District The South Delta School District (SDSD) is a public school district based in Rolling Fork, Mississippi, USA. The district serves all of Sharkey County, including the towns of Rolling Fork, Anguilla, and Cary, as well as the unincorporated area ...

operates public schools serving the area, including South Delta High School.

Notable people

Buddie Newman Clarence Benton "Buddie" Newman (May 8, 1921 – October 13, 2002) was an American politician who served as Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1976 to 1988. He was elected to one term in the state senate before beginning hi ...

, Speaker of the

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from 1976 to 1988. * J. C. Newman, father of Buddie Newman. Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1931 to 1940 and 1944 to 1945.

Gallery

File:Valley_Park_Post_Office.jpg, Valley Park Post Office

References

Unincorporated communities in Issaquena County, Mississippi Unincorporated communities in Mississippi Census-designated places in Issaquena County, Mississippi {{IssaquenaCountyMS-geo-stub