Vicksburg

Vicksburg
    n 1: a town in western Mississippi on bluffs above the
         Mississippi River to the west of Jackson; focus of an
         important campaign during the American Civil War as the
         Union fought to control the Mississippi River and so to cut
         the Confederacy into two halves
    2: a decisive battle in the American Civil War (1863); after
       being besieged for nearly seven weeks the Confederates
       surrendered [syn: {Vicksburg}, {siege of Vicksburg}]
    

Vicksburg, MI (village, FIPS 82300)
  Location: 42.12044 N, 85.53419 W
  Population (1990): 2216 (893 housing units)
  Area: 3.3 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 49097
Vicksburg, MS (city, FIPS 76720)
  Location: 32.32909 N, 90.87080 W
  Population (1990): 20908 (9250 housing units)
  Area: 34.8 sq km (land), 1.4 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 39180
    

Vicksburg, MI -- U.S. village in Michigan
   Population (2000):    2320
   Housing Units (2000): 956
   Land area (2000):     1.832728 sq. miles (4.746743 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.056096 sq. miles (0.145289 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    1.888824 sq. miles (4.892032 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            82300
   Located within:       Michigan (MI), FIPS 26
   Location:             42.120481 N, 85.534188 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     49097
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Vicksburg, MI
    Vicksburg
    

Vicksburg, MS -- U.S. city in Mississippi
   Population (2000):    26407
   Housing Units (2000): 11654
   Land area (2000):     32.882895 sq. miles (85.166303 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    2.388615 sq. miles (6.186483 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    35.271510 sq. miles (91.352786 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            76720
   Located within:       Mississippi (MS), FIPS 28
   Location:             32.335986 N, 90.875356 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     39180
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Vicksburg, MS
    Vicksburg