Rienzi

History

Rienzi was named for Cola di Rienzo, a medieval Italian politician. The original town was settled in 1830 and was located one mile west of its current location, near the Nesly Williams Plantation.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. The town is concentrated along Mississippi Highway 356 (signed as Main Street and Front Street), just east of the highway's intersection with U.S. Route 45, in southern Alcorn County. Corinth lies to the north, Booneville lies to the south, and Glen lies to the northeast.

Most-observed species

• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  83
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  69
• Turkey Vulture

  Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  62
• Northern Mockingbird

  Mimus polyglottos (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  57
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  56
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  44
• Carolina Wren

  Thryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  42
• Tufted Titmouse

  Baeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  38

Most recent

• M 2.52 — 2022-12-24
  5 km ENE of Booneville, Mississippi
• M 2.79 — 2018-07-06
  0 km WSW of Muscle Shoals, Alabama
• M 2.6 — 2008-08-19
  8 km SW of Hodges, Alabama
• M 3.1 — 2008-05-10
  1 km SSE of Sherman, Mississippi
• M 2.7 — 2006-03-11
  17 km E of Olivet, Tennessee
• M 2.7 — 2003-12-11
  12 km ESE of Olivet, Tennessee