Independence is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Tate County, Mississippi, United States. The settlement is approximately 7 mi south of Cockrum and 11 mi east of Coldwater along Mississippi Highway 305. It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 200.

History

The settlement was first known as "Flewellenes Crossroads" and "Buck Snorts". During the Civil War, R.W. Locke organized a company of soldiers in Buck Snorts, which was dispatched to Virginia where they became Company D of the 42d Mississippi Infantry Regiment. Locke was elected company captain. The population in 1900 was 100. By 1907, Independence had a post office, several stores/businesses, two churches, and a public school.

Demographics

2020 census

Education

It is in the Tate County School District.

Notable people