Where was Mississippi Burning filmed?
1988 film by Alan Parker
Mississippi Burning (1988) was filmed in Mississippi River, Jackson, Vicksburg, Chambers County, Jackson County, LaFayette and 8 more places, 14 places named in its Wikipedia article, in the United States. Wikidata itself records the shoot only as Alabama. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a statement, and every claim on this page says which it is.
Places per Wikipedia's article
The article names 14 places. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, so these are listed apart, never mixed into the statement list, and the claim links straight to where it came from.
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Towns & cities
Jackson
United States
capital city of the U.S. state of Mississippi and seat of Hinds County, also located in Madison and Rankin counties
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Landscapes & nature
Mississippi River
United States
primary river of the largest drainage basin in the United States
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Towns & cities
Vicksburg
United States
city and county seat of Warren County, Mississippi, United States
“The hospital stairway scene from Mississippi Burning was filmed in the Southern Cultural Heritage Convent (with Gene Hackman and Willem Dafoe).” Wikipedia
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Towns & cities
Port Gibson
United States
city in Mississippi, USA
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Towns & cities
Vaiden
United States
town and first seat of Carroll County, Mississippi, United States
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Towns & cities
LaFayette
United States
city in Alabama, United States of America
“Parker and Colesberry had difficulty finding a small town for the story setting before choosing LaFayette, Alabama, to act as scenes set in the fictional town of Jessup County, Mississippi, with other scenes being shot in a number of locales in Mississippi.” Wikipedia
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Landmarks & buildings
University of Mississippi Medical Center
United States
hospital in Mississippi, United States
“On March 22, the crew filmed scenes set in a morgue that was located inside the University of Mississippi Medical Center, exactly the same location where the bodies of Goodman, Chaney and Schwerner were transported.” Wikipedia
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Towns & cities
Raymond
United States
city in and seat of Hinds County, Mississippi, United States
“On March 24, the production moved to Raymond, Mississippi, where the crew filmed a scene at the John Bell Williams Airport.” Wikipedia
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Landmarks & buildings
John Bell Williams Airport
United States
airport in Mississippi, United States of America
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Towns & cities
Jackson County
United States
county in Mississippi, United States
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Towns & cities
Carroll County
United States
county in Mississippi, United States
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Towns & cities
Braxton
United States
village in Simpson County, Mississippi, United States
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Towns & cities
New Hebron
United States
town in Lawrence County, Mississippi, United States
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Towns & cities
Chambers County
United States
county in Alabama, United States
Places whose own article says it was shot there
1 place whose own Wikipedia article names this film as something shot there, where Wikidata records nothing and this film’s own article does not say so either. The weakest evidence on this atlas: no pin on the map, and nothing in the downloads. Each sentence is quoted whole and linked to the article it came from, so it can be judged rather than taken on trust.
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LaFayette United States
“Scenes from the movie Mississippi Burning were filmed at the Chambers County Courthouse and in downtown LaFayette.” Wikipedia
Recorded only at country level
Wikidata also records this film as shot in Alabama, without saying where. Those statements are true but unmappable (a pin in the middle of a country would claim something nobody wrote), so they are listed here instead of guessed at.
Filming locations that are mapped there: United States
Also shot in these places
Frequently asked questions
How many filming locations does Mississippi Burning have?
No place recorded on Wikidata, but 14 places named in its Wikipedia article, labelled per Wikipedia.
Which other productions were filmed at the same places?
Paradise Highway (2022), each listed on this page.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, plus places named in the production's own Wikipedia article, which are labelled per Wikipedia. Nothing is scraped from listicles and nothing is generated.