Basic, Mississippi | |
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  Basic  Basic | |
| Coordinates: 32°13′07″N88°46′09″W / 32.21861°N 88.76917°W Coordinates: 32°13′07″N88°46′09″W / 32.21861°N 88.76917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Clarke |
| Elevation | 269 ft (82 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 601 & 769 |
| GNIS feature ID | 666554 |
Basic is an unincorporated community in Clarke County, Mississippi, United States. [1]
Basic is located on the former Mobile and Ohio Railroad and was once home to two sawmills and two general stores. [2]
A post office called Basic was established in 1900, and remained in operation until 1945. [3] A variant name was "Basic City". [1] The origin of the name "Basic" is obscure. [4]
In South and West: From a Notebook , Joan Didion notes that when she visited the town in the 1970s, it was "not on the map." [5]
A member of the Tallahatta Formation known as Basic City Shale is named for Basic. [6]
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Basic City, Mississippi, a town not on the map.
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