Sharkey County is a county located in the Mississippi Delta region of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2010, the population was 4,916. Its county seat is Rolling Fork. It is named after William L. Sharkey, the provisional Governor of Mississippi in 1865.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 435 square miles of which, 428 square miles of it is land and 7 square miles of it is water.

Communities

• Cities
     o Rolling Fork

• Towns
     o Anguilla
     o Cary
     o Delta City
     o Nitta Yuma
     o Onward
     o Panther Burn
     o Patmos
 
Helpful Links

County of Sharkey

U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts
Sharkey County Local Government Information
South Delta School District

City of Rolling Fork

Local Government Contact Information
The Great Delta Bear Affair

Other Links of Interest

Deep Delta Festival
Delta National Forest
The Great Delta Bear Affair
The On-Ward Store