Nitta Yuma, Mississippi

About Nitta Yuma

Set in the western part of Mississippi, Nitta Yuma is a small unincorporated community.

Nitta Yuma holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.19 square miles.

📰 Nitta Yuma News Today

• Things To Do In Nitta Yuma, A Tiny Town Frozen In Time onlyinyourstate.com · Sep 26
• Obituary for Henry Vick Phelps, III Glenwood Funeral Homes · Oct 2
• Sights and Sounds from Delta community of Nitta Yuma - The Clarion-Ledger The Clarion-Ledger · Apr 14
• NWS Jackson, MS April 18, 2013 Sharkey County Tornado National Weather Service (.gov) · Jul 24
• Obituary for Woody Herman May Glenwood Funeral Homes · Feb 1

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What Makes Nitta Yuma Unique

• The only place in America named Nitta Yuma — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.19 sq mi.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in western Mississippi, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.

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