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Yazoo County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 28,065.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/28/28163.html )〕 The county seat is Yazoo City.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2011-06-07 )〕 It is named for the Yazoo River, whose name, legend has it, comes from an Indian word meaning "River of Death." Yazoo County is included in the Jackson-Vicksburg-Brookhaven, MS Combined Statistical Area. It is located in the Mississippi Delta region. Farming and lumber are the predominant industries of Yazoo County. ==History== The area which is now Yazoo County was acquired by the State of Mississippi from the Choctaw Indians in 1820. Yazoo County was established on January 21, 1823. It was the 19th county established in the State of Mississippi, and remains the largest in area. The first county seat was at Beatties Bluff. In 1829, the county seat was moved to Benton. In 1849 the county seat was moved once again, to Yazoo City where it remains. Yazoo County was a battlefield in 1863 and 1864 during the American Civil War. The famous railroad disaster which killed engineer Casey Jones took place in Yazoo County, just north of Vaughan, in 1900. The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 did much damage in Yazoo County. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Yazoo County, Mississippi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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