Mississippi Abbreviation

What is the abbreviation for Mississippi state?

MS is the 2 letter abbreviation for Mississippi, the 34th largest state in the United States of America. Mississippi is a state located in East South Central part of U.S.A, bordering Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Tennessee. Jackson is the capital city of Mississippi. Major cities include Jackson (Population: 170685), Gulfport (Population: 71867), West Gulfport (Population: 71340), Southaven (Population: 52600), Hattiesburg (Population: 46816), Biloxi (Population: 45648), Meridian (Population: 39672), Olive Branch (Population: 36021), Tupelo (Population: 35691), Greenville (Population: 32167), Horn Lake (Population: 26926), and Pearl (Population: 26473).

Mississippi State Profile

Capital: Jackson
Admitted to USA: 1817
Area: 125,438 km²
Population: 2,976,149
Time zone: GMT-6
Calling code: 228, 601, 662
ISO 2-Letter Postal Abbreviation: MS
State Government Website: http://www.ms.gov/

Overview

The state of Mississippi lies on the lower reaches of the river of the same name in the southern United States. Its name is derived from the Indian word for “large water” or “father of water”. On December 10, 1817, Mississippi became the 20th state to join the Union. The state of Mississippi covers an area of 125,434 km² – with around 3 million inhabitants.

The state capital is Jackson with approximately 175,000 residents. Mississippi borders the states of Louisiana and Arkansas in the west, Tennessee in the north and Alabama in the east. The south of the state is bordered by the Gulf of Mexico. The state’s nickname is The Magnolia State and its motto is Virtute et armis. Mississippi seems to be one of the most mystical places in the United States due to its “rurality”. The state also belongs to the so-called Bible Belt. Before the European settlement, Indians of the Natchez, Caddo and Chickasaw tribes lived here. Unfortunately, the state has little economic power and its main industries are cotton, cattle breeding, oil and gas exploration. Still, the state of Mississippi appears to be an inspiring state. So Elvis Presley was born here and the Nobel Prize for Literature William Faulkner lived here as well as John Grisham. But other music greats such as the blues legends BB King, Robert Johnson and Muddy Waters also come from Mississippi. More recent music is represented by Britney Spears.

In 1964, the state became the scene of a cruel crime based on what was then a widespread racist foundation: on June 21, three American civil rights activists in Neshoba County were brutally murdered by Ku Klux Klan members with the involvement of local police forces. The murder was only solved by the FBI and one of those responsible was found guilty of violating civil rights, not murder. The case was filmed by Alan Parker in 1988 under the title “Mississippi Burning”.

In January 2005, however, the case was reopened by committed prosecutors and a murder charge was brought against one of the accomplices at the time. ER Killen, now 79 years old in 2005, was acquitted at the time. A jury found Killen guilty of triple manslaughter on June 21, 2005. Killen was therefore sentenced to 60 years in prison. On August 29, 2005, large parts of the country on the Gulf Coast were hit by hurricane “Katrina” and partially devastated. The storm claimed the lives of several thousand people and caused chaos for days in parts of the country. The town of Biloxi in particular, with around 50,000 inhabitants, went through the world press because large parts of the city were completely destroyed and people had to wait for help for days.

The northwest of Mississippi also lies in the so-called Tornado Alley. This is a particularly tornado-rich area in the Midwestern United States, where over a thousand large and small tornadoes roam across the country each year, especially in the spring. The US states of Oklahoma, Arkansas and Missouri are entirely within Tornado Alley. The northeastern part of Texas, the north of Louisiana, central and southern Illinois, the southwest of Indiana and parts of Nebraska as well as smaller parts of Tennessee and Kentucky count to Tornado Alley.

Cities and larger towns

Jackson
With approximately 175,000 residents, Jackson is the largest city in the state of Mississippi and also the state capital. 540,000 people live in the metropolitan area of the city. The city was founded in 1822 with the intention of building a centrally located capital. The city lies on the banks of the Pearl River. Jackson is one of the 30 most dangerous cities in the United States, although it is generally very safe. In addition to theaters and museums, Jackson also has numerous historic buildings waiting to be visited. The city is also known for its flourishing music scene, which has something to offer for every taste.

Biloxi
The city of Biloxi in the southern part of the state on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico has approximately 45,000 inhabitants. The city is named after the Indian tribe of the Biloxi. The city is known as a center of the tourism, gaming and fishing industries. The city was hit particularly hard by Hurricane Katrina, so almost 90% of all buildings were destroyed by a 9 m high tidal wave and the subsequent flooding. Before the hurricane, Biloxi was the state’s third largest city. However, the reconstruction is progressing. Still, visitors can enjoy the city’s beaches and maybe do something to help rebuild the city.

Gulfport
With approximately 68,000 residents, the city of Gulfport is the second largest city in the state of Mississippi and is located in the extreme south of Mississippi on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. The city was founded in 1887 by William H. Hardy. The city should act as an end point of a planned rail line. Much of the city was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and the city has been under reconstruction since 2006. The city has a lot to offer visitors. So most of them certainly come because of the very beautiful sandy beaches, but the water park Marine Life Oceanarium should also attract many visitors. The highlight of the year is the Mississippi Deep-Sea Fishing Rodeo.

Hattiesburg
Hattiesburg in southern Mississippi has approximately 50,000 residents and is considered an attractive place to live in southern Mississippi. This is mainly due to the good job opportunities. The city was founded in 1882 and developed very quickly due to the wood and railway industry and was nicknamed “The Hub City”. Near the city is Camp Shelby, the largest training camp for the National Guard east of Mississippi. The city is also known as a science location, as the University of Southern Mississippi is located here.

Natchez
The city of Natchez has approximately 18,000 residents and is located in the southwestern part of the state on the Mississippi. The city was founded in 1716, making it the oldest city in Mississippi. Before the Civil War, Natchez was Mississippi’s economic and political center. This can still be seen today in the many antebellum houses that reflect the former prosperity of the city. Many of the houses are open to visitors and can be visited, this is also possible on guided tours. Today Natchez has the largest collection of antebellum houses in all of Mississippi.

Southaven
The city of Southaven in northeast Mississippi has approximately 50,000 residents, making it the third largest city in the state of Mississippi. The city is known as the “Top of Mississippi” and is located in close proximity to the city of Memphis in Tennessee. The city is quite young and has only had city rights since 1980. Nonetheless, Southaven is one of the fastest growing cities in the United States. The city is a great starting point for tours to Tennessee and Arkansas, as it is much more relaxing here than in Memphis.

Vicksburg
The city with about 27,000 inhabitants is located on the Mississippi in the middle of the “Blues Country”. The famous Highway 61, known as the Blues Highway, also runs past here. Here, on a hill, a huge open-air museum commemorates the battle during the American Civil War. The Battle of Vicksburg took place from May 19 to July 4, 1863 as a siege battle. This siege and the subsequent victory of the Northern troops is considered a decisive turning point in the American civil war.

The fighting began with unsuccessful attacks by the Tennessee Army of the Unionists on Vicksburg, in which Sherman as commanding general of the XV. Corps took part under Ulysses S. Grant. After these failures, General Grant began to siege the city, which after about six weeks resulted in the surrender of the Confederate Mississippi army under General Pemberton in Vicksburg. The Confederates of the Southern States lost their penultimate base on the Mississippi. The last base – Port Hudson, Louisiana – fell later.

List of Mississippi Acronyms

The most commonly used abbreviations about Mississippi are MS which stands for Mississippi. In the following table, you can see all acronyms related to Mississippi, including abbreviations for airport, city, school, port, government, and etc.

Acronym	Meaning
AMRAT	Alabama-Mississippi Rapid Assessment Team
AMTA	Alabama-Mississippi Telecommunications Association
CMBS	Central Mississippi Building Supply
CMCF	Central Mississippi Correctional Facility
CMRC	Central Mississippi Residential Center
CFNM	Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi
EMCC	East Mississippi Community College
EMRL	East Mississippi Regional Library
FMR	Friends of the Mississippi River
GLH	Greenville, Mississippi, USA – Mid Delta Regional Airport
HSM	HealthSystems of Mississippi
HSSM	Humane Society of South Mississippi
IHMVCU	IH Mississippi Valley Credit Union (Moline, IL)
JMRC	Jackson Mississippi Readers Club
JAM	Jackson State, Alcorn State and Mississippi Valley State
LSMAMP	Louis Stokes Mississippi Alliance for Minority Participation
LMD	Lower Mississippi Delta
LMRWMO	Lower Mississippi River Watershed Managment Organization
LMRWSAC	Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee
LMVD	Lower Mississippi Valley Division
LESM	Lutheran Episcopal Service in Mississippi
LSMM	Lutheran Social Ministries of Mississippi
MMR	Middle Mississippi River
MISS	Mississippi
MS	Mississippi
MAAM	Mississippi Academy of Ancient Music
MAV-P	Mississippi Access and Visitation Program
MAEP	Mississippi Adequate Education Program
MARVEL	Mississippi Aerophysics Research Vehicle Extended Latitude
MASEP	Mississippi Alcohol Safety Education Program
MASED	Mississippi Alliance of State Employees
MASE	Mississippi Alliance of State Employees
MAV	Mississippi Alluvial Valley
MSV	Mississippi and Skuna Valley Railroad Company
MSARNG	Mississippi Army National Guard
MAARS	Mississippi Assessment and Accountability Reporting System
MABC	Mississippi Associated Builders and Contractors
MAPS	Mississippi Association for Psychology in the Schools
MACAA	Mississippi Association of Community Action Agencies
MACINTOSH	Mississippi Association of Cooperatives
MAC	Mississippi Association of Cooperatives
MADO	Mississippi Association of Dispensing Opticians
MAE	Mississippi Association of Educators
MAHI	Mississippi Association of Home Inspectors
MAPL	Mississippi Association of Petroleum Landmen
MASS	Mississippi Association of School Superintendents
MSAD	Mississippi Association of the Deaf
MADA	Mississippi Automobile Dealers Association
MBAA	Mississippi Bail Agents Association
MBAAS	Mississippi Bail Agents Association
MBCI	Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians
MBCB	Mississippi Baptist Convention Board
MBHC	Mississippi Baptist Historical Collection
MBHC	Mississippi Baptist Historical Commission
MASTER-OF-BUSINESS-ADMINISTRATION	Mississippi Beekeepers Association
MAKE-BUSY-ARRANGEMENTS	Mississippi Beekeepers Association
MBA	Mississippi Beekeepers Association
MBLA	Mississippi Biomedical Library Association
MBFC	Mississippi Business Finance Corporation
MCTA	Mississippi Cable Telecommunications Association
MCKC	Mississippi Canoe and Kayak Club
MCC	Mississippi Cellular Corp
MCJ	Mississippi Center for Justice
MCN	Mississippi Center for Nonprofits
MSC	Mississippi Central Railroad
MCI	Mississippi Certified Investigator
MCA	Mississippi Chess Association
MCWI	Mississippi Child Welfare Institute Conference
MCASA	Mississippi Coalition Against Sexual Assault
MCAS	Mississippi Coast Audubon Society
MCIP	Mississippi Coastal Improvements Plan
MCIP	Mississippi Coastal Improvements Program
MCP	Mississippi Coastal Program
MC	Mississippi College
MCSOL	Mississippi College School of Law
MCSB	Mississippi Community Symphonic Band
MCEF	Mississippi Construction Education Foundation
MCNC	Mississippi Corridor Neighborhood Coalition
MCT	Mississippi Curriculum Test
MDB	Mississippi Delta Blues
MDCC	Mississippi Delta Community College
MDCS	Mississippi Dental Care System
MDAC	Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce
MDE	Mississippi Department of Education
MDES	Mississippi Department of Employment Security
MDITS	Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services
MDPS	Mississippi Department of Public Safety
MDOT	Mississippi Department of Transportation
MDWFP	Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
MDA	Mississippi Development Authority
MEME	Mississippi Early Music Ensemble
MEPC	Mississippi Economic Policy Center
MELO	Mississippi Electronic Libraries Online
MEMA	Mississippi Emergency Management Agency
MESG	Mississippi Eminent Scholars Grant
MES	Mississippi Engineering Society
MSE	Mississippi Export Railroad Company
MFCA	Mississippi Finance Association
MFCA	Mississippi Fire Chiefs Association
MFCA	Mississippi Flood Control Association
MFN	Mississippi Food Network
MFDP	Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
MGC	Mississippi Gaming Commission
GCCF	Mississippi Gulf Coast Community Foundation
MHSP	Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol
MHEA	Mississippi Home Educators Association
MHIB	Mississippi Home Inspector Board
MHA	Mississippi Hospital Association
MIAL	Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters
MICRA	Mississippi Interstate Cooperative Resource Association
MJAS	Mississippi Junior Academy of Sciences
MLEOTA	Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers’ Training Academy
MLAN	Mississippi Legal Advocacy Network
MLC	Mississippi Library Commission
MMRC	Mississippi Medical Reserve Corps
MMFD	Mississippi Mills Fire Department
MMRI	Mississippi Mineral Resources Institute
MMUP	Mississippi Missing and Unidentified Persons
MISS	Mississippi National River and Recreation Area
MNLA	Mississippi Nursery and Landscape Association
MNA	Mississippi Nurses Association
MOHS	Mississippi Office of Homeland Security
MORA	Mississippi Organ Recovery Agency
MOC	Mississippi Outdoor Club
MPCN	Mississippi Physicians Care Network
MPSA	Mississippi Political Science Association
MPWC	Mississippi Poultry Workers Center
MPSA	Mississippi Private School Association
MPB	Mississippi Public Broadcasting
MPSAS	Mississippi Public School Accountability Standards
MPSC	Mississippi Public Service Commission
MREC	Mississippi Real Estate Commission
MSRA	Mississippi Restaurant Association
MRTA	Mississippi Retired Teachers Association
MRGR	Mississippi River and Gulf Region
MRBA	Mississippi River Basin Alliance
MRB	Mississippi River Bridge
MRBA	Mississippi River Bridge Authority
MRC	Mississippi River Commission
MRCI	Mississippi River Conservation Initiative
MRF	Mississippi River Festival
MRF	Mississippi River Fund
MRGO	Mississippi River Gulf Outlet
MRL	Mississippi River Levee
MRMA	Mississippi River Maple Association
MRMA	Mississippi River Maritime Association
MRP	Mississippi River Plume
MRRC	Mississippi River Research Consortium
MRTC	Mississippi River Trading Company
MRTC	Mississippi River Transmission Corporation
MRBA	Mississippi Road Builders’ Association
MSCA	Mississippi Scholastic Chess Organization
MSMS	Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science
MSD	Mississippi School for the Deaf
MSB	Mississippi School for the Deaf
MSTA	Mississippi Science Teacher’s Association
MSA	Mississippi Society of Anesthesiologists
MSHP	Mississippi Society of Health-System Pharmacists
MSWCC	Mississippi Soil and Water Conservation Commission
MSR	Mississippi Southern Railroad
MSPB	Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board
MSS	Mississippi Space Service
MSHA	Mississippi Speech-Language-Hearing Association
MSBH	Mississippi State Board of Health
MSBML	Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
MSCCS	Mississippi State Championship Challenge Series
MSCL	Mississippi State Chemical Laboratory
MSCW	Mississippi State College for Women
MSCL	Mississippi State Crime Laboratory
MSKC	Mississippi State Kennel Club
MSTC	Mississippi State Tax Commission
MSU-2	Mississippi State University
MSU	Mississippi State University
MSRA	Mississippi Street Rod Association
MTFP	Mississippi Teacher Fellowship Program
MTMI	Mississippi Terminal and Marketing, Inc.
MTF	Mississippi Test Facility
MTLA	Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association
MSTTT	Mississippi Troops To Teachers
MTAG	Mississippi Tuition Assistance Grant
MUFW	Mississippi University for Women
MUW	Mississippi University for Women
MUGZ	Mississippi Unquenchable Grail Zymurgists
MURC	Mississippi Urban Research Center
MVAC	Mississippi Valley Archaeology Center
MVBI	Mississippi Valley Bancshares, Inc.
MVD	Mississippi Valley Division
MVFN	Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists
MVG	Mississippi Valley Gas
MVHA	Mississippi Valley Historical Association
MVNS	Mississippi Valley N Scalers
MVO	Mississippi Valley Orchestra
MVTM	Mississippi Valley Textile Museum
MVTC	Mississippi Valley Track Club
MVT	Mississippi Valley-Type
MVMA	Mississippi Veterinary Medical Association
MVPS	Mississippi Virtual Public School
MWPCOA	Mississippi Water and Pollution Control Operators’ Association
MWK	Mississippi White Knights
MWS	Mississippi Wind Symphony
MSWC	Mississippi Workers’ Compensation
MAFLA	Mississippi, Alabama and Florida
MEBA	Mississippians for Economic and Beverage Advancement
MFEP	Mississippians for Economic Progress
MAR	Mississippi-Atchafalaya River
MGAM	Municipal Gas Authority of Mississippi
MMPS	Mystic Mississippi Paranormal Society
NMAS	North Mississippi Allstars
NMA	North Mississippi Allstars
NECC	Northeast Mississippi Community College
NEMPDD	Northeast Mississippi Planning and Development District
REPM	Retired Education Personnel of Mississippi
STORM	Sobriety-Trained Officers Representing Mississippi
SMARC	Society of Mississippi Archivists
SPAM	Some Place Around Montana / Missouri / Massachusetts / Mississippi / Maine
ITASCA	Source lake for the Mississippi River
SMLA	South Mississippi Light Aircraft
SMSC	South Mississippi Soccer Club
SMU	Southern Mississippi University
SMCA	Southwest Mississippi Cantonment Association
SMCC	Southwest Mississippi Community College
SMEC	Southwest Mississippi Education Consortium
TMGA	Trans-Mississippi Golf Association
USAEDLMV	United States Army Engineer Division, Lower Mississippi Valley
UM	University of Mississippi
UMS	University of Mississippi
UMAA	University of Mississippi Alumni Association
UMMC	University of Mississippi Medical Center
USM	University of Southern Mississippi
UPM	University Press of Mississippi
UMCG	Upper Mississippi Certified Group
UMR	Upper Mississippi River
UMRBA	Upper Mississippi River Basin Association
UMRS	Upper Mississippi River System
UMR-IWW	Upper Mississippi River-Illinois Waterway
UMWA	Upper Mississippi Waterways Association
YMD	Yazoo Mississippi Delta

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