Money, Unincorporated community in Leflore County, Mississippi, United States.
Money is a small settlement in the eastern Mississippi Delta with fewer than 100 residents, surrounded by flat fields and farmland. Houses spread along a few streets, and the place feels like a quiet point in the middle of the open landscape.
The settlement was founded for cotton farming and reached around 400 people in the early 1950s when a local cotton mill was running. Later the number dropped sharply after machines replaced hand labor and many families moved away.
The name recalls Hernando Money, a Mississippi senator, which travelers often learn only upon arrival. A few older buildings and simple homes line the flat roads, where neighbors know each other and meet in a quiet setting surrounded by cotton fields.
Travelers find gas stations, shops and lodging in nearby Greenwood, about 11 miles south. The settlement itself has few facilities, so it is wise to bring supplies and plan for a brief stop.
The place was once a stop on the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad line, which no longer exists. A marker today identifies the former Bryant's Grocery & Meat Market, which has become an important reference point of the past for visitors.
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