Starkville

Bulldogs' home city

Starkville is a city in northeastern Mississippi, home to Mississippi State University.

The name evokes small-town Southern life and college football culture: Starkville gets crazy on game day.

Johnny Cash famously spent a night in the Starkville jail in 1965, memorializing the town in his song "Starkville City Jail."

university

Maroon

Brownish-red hue

research · students · campus · dormitories · fraternities · sororities · professors · undergraduates · graduates · scholarships

geography

Golden Triangle

Drug-producing tri-nation area

prairie · Black Belt · rural · small town

agriculture

cotton

Plant fiber for textiles

cattle · farming · crops · harvest · cultivation · livestock · pasture · timber · dairy

landmarks

Main Street

Town's central thoroughfare

Opposites
Mississippi college town rivalry

StarkvilleOxford

Historic English university town

Ole Miss · Tuscaloosa · Auburn · Athens · Gainesville

SEC West rivalry

StarkvilleTuscaloosa

West Alabama city

Auburn · Baton Rouge · Athens · Gainesville

urban-rural contrast within Mississippi

StarkvilleJackson

Common surname and place

Memphis · New Orleans · Biloxi · Gulfport · Atlanta

Family

stark, starker, starkest, starkly, starkness, ville, village, villages, villager

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G