'Vicksburg' definitions:
Definition of 'Vicksburg'
From: WordNet
noun
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
noun
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 -- U.S. village in Michigan
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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.
Vicksburg, MS -- U.S. city in Mississippi
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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.