title: Knoxville, Mississippi
text: # Knoxville, Mississippi
  
  Knoxville is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, Mississippi, United States.
  
  ## History
  
  Knoxville is located on the former Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad. The community was incorporated in 1886 and named for Knoxville, Tennessee.
  
  A post office operated under the name Knoxville from 1849 to 1955.
  
  The Knoxville White Male and Female Academy was opened in Knoxville in 1886.
  
  