Profile for Philadelphia, Mississippi, MS

Former and merged names include:
· Neshoba Court House

Three civil rights workers, James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner, were killed near here by the Ku Klux Klan in 1964

Forty-one years later, on the anniversary of their deaths, 80-year-old Edgar Ray Killen was convicted of manslaughter in the killings.

Local festivals include:

• Neshoba County Fair - July 20-27, 2007
• Ham Jam Arts Festival - April 20-21, 2007
• Pow-Wow - June 29-July 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 Philadelphia

Archives (1)

Cemeteries (22)

Hotels (3)

Libraries (1)

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• Philadelphia population
• Ancestry of people in Philadelphia
• Housing in Philadelphia
• Income in Philadelphia
• Marital status of adults in Philadelphia
• Place of birth of people in Philadelphia
• Residence in 1995, of people in Philadelphia
• School enrollment & education levels in Philadelphia
• Transportation & commute times in Philadelphia
• Neshoba County data
• Fastest-growing counties in Mississippi
• State data - Mississippi
• Data by street address
• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Philadelphia demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Neshoba 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 39350 ZIP code.

(Also see local map below.)

• Philadelphia city government
• Neshoba County economic development agency

3% of Philadelphia residents report German ancestry, and 7% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Philadelphia ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Philadelphia
• Cemeteries in Neshoba County
• Libraries in or near Philadelphia

Post a query on a message board:

• Neshoba 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

• Philadelphia museums
• Philadelphia historic sites
• Philadelphia area parks

• Add a local cemetery to our listings
• Philadelphia area cemeteries
• Cemeteries in Neshoba County
• Cemetery record compendium
• Mississippi cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Philadelphia
• Nearby cities of 10,000 or more
• Nearby cities of 50,000 or more
• Communities in Neshoba County

• Philadelphia business guide
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses

• Courts in Mississippi
• Local ordinances in Mississippi (Partial selection)

• Crime in Neshoba County
• Arrests in Neshoba 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 Philadelphia was $15,787, compared with $21,587 nationally.

• Banks
• Building permits
• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Neshoba County economic census
• Neshoba County economic summary
• Neshoba County employment growth
• Neshoba County unemployment rate
• Mississippi economic data

18% of Philadelphia residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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

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

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

Philadelphia festival dates:

• Neshoba County Fair - July 20-27, 2007
• Ham Jam Arts Festival - April 20-21, 2007
• Pow-Wow - June 29-July 1, 2007

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

Philadelphia festival web sites:

• Neshoba County Fair

• ePodunk festival listings
• Mississippi county fairs
• Mississippi festivals (Mississippi tourism department)
• Send us festival info for Philadelphia

• Confluence of latitude & longitude near Philadelphia
• Geocaches in Mississippi

• Philadelphia items now on sale

• Philadelphia local government Web site
• Neshoba County government
• Mississippi state government
• Driver's licenses
• Motor vehicles
• Passports
• Social Security
• Veterans affairs
• Where to write for birth, death, marriage or divorce records

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

• Philadelphia medical services & health statistics

• Local historical societies in Mississippi
• State historical society

• Historic sites in or near Philadelphia
• Historic sites in Mississippi
• Museums in or near Philadelphia
• 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 Neshoba County genealogy forum

Median rent in Philadelphia, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $241.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $612.

• Find Foreclosure in Philadelphia
• Homes for sale in the Philadelphia area
• Find a Philadelphia Realtor
• Get free moving quotes
• Free home valuation
• Check Mississippi mortgage rates
• Property and neighborhood reports
• Mortgage calculator

• Help wanted ads - newspapers
• Job services in Mississippi
• Minimum wage laws by state

Libraries in Philadelphia include Neshoba County Public Library ... View libraries

• Libraries near Philadelphia

• Mississippi library

• Get directions from Philadelphia
• Get directions to Philadelphia
• Census map of Philadelphia area
• Historic maps of MS cities - Library of Congress
• Historic maps of Mississippi
• Topographic map of Philadelphia

• Daily newspapers in or near Philadelphia
• AM radio stations in or near Philadelphia
• Commercial FM radio stations in or near Philadelphia
• Public & educational radio stations in or near Philadelphia
• TV stations in or near Philadelphia
• Media ownership in the Philadelphia area
• Search historic newspaper articles
• Search recent news archives in Mississippi

• Military bases in Mississippi
• American Legion post locator
• Veterans of Foreign Wars post locator

• Check daily newspapers in or near Philadelphia
• Search obituaries in Mississippi
• Recent death notices - selected MS newspapers

• Chambers of commerce in Mississippi
• Community foundations (by state)
• Foundations (by name)
• Kiwanis clubs in Mississippi
• Lions clubs in Mississippi
• Nonprofit groups
• Nonprofit guide for Philadelphia
• Rotary club search
• Volunteer opportunities in or near Philadelphia

• Parks near Philadelphia
• National forests in Mississippi
• State parks in Mississippi

• Find friends & family

• Find a local animal shelter
• Report animal cruelty

• Aerial photo of Philadelphia
• Historic photos of U.S. cities
• Panoramic photos of Mississippi communities
• Photos of Mississippi places
• Post cards of Mississippi communities

Neshoba County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Philadelphia political report.

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

• ZIP codes (by street address)
• ZIP codes (by city)
• ZIP code reverse lookup (find cities in a ZIP code)

• Churches, other places of worship in or near Philadelphia
• Total membership by faith, in Neshoba County

• Chowhound message boards for MS

The average commute time for Philadelphia workers is 16 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

Hotels in Philadelphia include Days Inn, Deluxe Inn & Suites, Holiday Inn Express.

• Philadelphia travel guide
• Airports near Philadelphia
• Hotels near Philadelphia
• 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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