Yazoo, a river of Mississippi, formed by the junction of the Tallahatchie and Yalobusha rivers at Greenwood in Leflore co. From the junction it pursues a serpentine course, generally bearing S. W., till it enters the Mississippi above Vicksburg. Its length is 240 m. It is very narrow, deep, and sluggish, flowing through a rich alluvial country, and is navigable throughout. The Tallahatchie is navigable by steamers in high stages of water to Panola, and the Yalobusha to Grenada.

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Yazoo, a W. county of Mississippi, bounded S. E. by Big Black river, and intersected by the Yazeo; area, 650 sq. m.; pop. in 1870, 17,279, of whom 12,395 were colored. The surface is level, and the soil a rich alluvium. The Mississippi Central railroad passes along the E. extremity. The chief productions in 1870 were 290,448 bushels of Indian corn, 5,171 of Irish and 35,509 of sweet potatoes, and 26,047 bales of cotton. There were 1,938 horses, 2,775 mules and asses, 3,040 milch cows, 7,563 other cattle, 1,838 sheep, and 11,251 swine. Capital, Yazoo City.