Belzoni, MS

united states

Belzoni sits in Mississippi's Delta region along Highway 12, about 60 miles north of Jackson via Highway 49. The town serves as Humphreys County's seat amid flat farmland stretching in all directions. Highway 12 runs east-west through downtown, connecting to Indianola 20 miles west and Highway 49 to the east. A 40-foot catfish statue on Highway 12 marks the entrance to the self-proclaimed "Catfish Capital of the World."