Cowart, Mississippi

Cowart is an unincorporated community located in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi. Cowart is located on Mississippi Highway 32 approximately 5 mi north of Tippo and approximately 8 mi west of Charleston.

The county's former sheriff Clarence Strider&mdash;a witness for the defense at the Emmett Till murder trial&mdash;narrowly missed being shot in the head while he sat in his car at a general store in Cowart in 1957.