Editing Vardaman, Mississippi (section)

==Geography==
Vardaman is located in eastern Calhoun County.  [[Mississippi Highway 8]] passes through the town, leading west {{convert|8|mi|0}} to [[Calhoun City, Mississippi|Calhoun City]] and east {{convert|10|mi|0}} to [[Houston, Mississippi|Houston]], as well as [[Mississippi Highway 341]], leading north {{convert|33|mi|km}} to [[Pontotoc, Mississippi|Pontotoc]] and south {{convert|11|mi|km}} to [[Atlanta, Mississippi|Atlanta]] and [[Woodland, Mississippi|Woodland]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|3.5|km2|order=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010"/> The [[Yalobusha River]], a tributary of the [[Yazoo River]], flows past the town less than one mile to the south.

Vardaman is located in one of Mississippi's top five [[sweet potato]]-producing counties. The Vardaman Sweet Potato Festival, also known as the National Sweet Potato Festival, is held there annually the entire first week in November.<ref>[http://vardamansweetpotatofestival.org/ Vardaman Sweet Potato Festival]</ref><ref>Jaclyn Bethany, [http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/news/2009/mar/18/sweet-potato-capital-of-the-world/ Sweet Potato Capital Of The World?], ''[[Jackson Free Press]]'', March 18, 2009</ref> Vardaman has been proclaimed as the "Sweet Potato Capital of the World".<ref>[http://www.history.com/photos/mississippi/photo6 History.com]</ref>