Profile for Indianola, Mississippi, MS

Indianola is on the Sunflower River

Former and merged names include:
· Garvins
· Indian Bayou

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 75. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 6.3 per 1,000 people.

Well-known residents have included:
· B.B. King, blues musician
· Charley Patton, blues singer

Local festivals include:

• B.B. King Homecoming Festival - June 1, 2007

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

Listed places near Indianola

Cemeteries (15)

Communities (2)

Hotels (3)

Libraries (3)

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• Sunflower County data
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Sections below provide additional information and links about Indianola demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Sunflower County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 38751 ZIP code.

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• Indianola Chamber of Commerce

2% of Indianola residents report German ancestry, and 3% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Indianola ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Indianola
• Cemeteries in Sunflower County
• Libraries in or near Indianola

Post a query on a message board:

• Sunflower County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - MS data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
• Military records (historic)
• Newspaper articles

• Indianola museums
• Indianola historic sites
• Indianola area parks

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• Indianola area cemeteries
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• Cemetery record compendium
• Mississippi cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Indianola
• Nearby cities of 10,000 or more
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• Communities in Sunflower County

• Indianola business guide
• Indianola Chamber of Commerce
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses

• Courts in Mississippi
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• Crime in Sunflower County
• Arrests in Sunflower County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Mississippi
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Indianola was $12,082, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Sunflower County economic census
• Sunflower County economic summary
• Sunflower County employment growth
• Sunflower County unemployment rate
• Mississippi economic data

15% of Indianola residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Indianola
• Colleges in Mississippi
• Learning Disabilities Association in Mississippi
• Schools in or near Indianola
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• School report cards
• Yearbooks (old) of Mississippi high schools

• Movies playing in or near Indianola
• YouTube videos about Indianola

• Air pollution in Sunflower County
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• Land contamination in Sunflower County
• Nature Conservancy projects in Mississippi
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in Sunflower County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in Mississippi

Indianola festival dates:

• B.B. King Homecoming Festival - June 1, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

• ePodunk festival listings
• Mississippi county fairs
• Mississippi festivals (Mississippi tourism department)
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• Confluence of latitude & longitude near Indianola
• Geocaches in Mississippi

• Indianola items now on sale

• Sunflower County government
• Mississippi state government
• Driver's licenses
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• Where to write for birth, death, marriage or divorce records

• Ancestry & family history
• Business
• Demographics
• Health
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• Nonprofit resources
• Sports & rec
• Travel

• Indianola medical services & health statistics

• Local historical societies in Mississippi
• State historical society

• Historic sites in or near Indianola
• Historic sites in Mississippi
• Museums in or near Indianola
• Museums in Mississippi
• Mississippi state archives
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Sunflower County genealogy forum

Median rent in Indianola, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $267.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $606.

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Libraries in Indianola include Henry M. Seymour Library ... View libraries

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• Mississippi library

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• Census map of Indianola area
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• Military bases in Mississippi
• American Legion post locator
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• Check daily newspapers in or near Indianola
• Search obituaries in Mississippi
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• Indianola Chamber of Commerce
• Community foundations (by state)
• Foundations (by name)
• Kiwanis clubs in Mississippi
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• Nonprofit groups
• Nonprofit guide for Indianola
• Rotary club search
• Volunteer opportunities in or near Indianola

• Parks near Indianola
• National forests in Mississippi
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Sunflower County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Indianola political report.

• Mississippi Democratic party
• Mississippi Republican party
• Mississippi elections board

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• Churches, other places of worship in or near Indianola
• Total membership by faith, in Sunflower County

• Chowhound message boards for MS

The average commute time for Indianola workers is 18 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 3 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Indianola between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 2.5 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

Hotels in Indianola include Best Western Blues Traveler, Days Inn, Super 8.

• Indianola travel guide
• Airports near Indianola
• Hotels near Indianola
• Mississippi tourism bureau

• Monthly averages & records
• Major storms (searchable by county)
• Mississippi coastal water temperatures
• National weather map

• Audubon centers
• Birding spots in Mississippi
• Wildlife refuges in Mississippi

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