Black Island, Missouri

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Black Island is an extinct town in Pemiscot County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]

The exact location of the community is unknown to the GNIS. [1] However, coordinates are listed by the GNIS for a church and schoolhouse, now defunct, which once belonged to the community. [2] [3] The town was so named on account of their rich soil and for the fact the elevated town site was prone to becoming an island during high water. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Black Island
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: 746786
  3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Black Island Church (historical)
  4. ↑ "Pemiscot County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2016.

36°15′22″N89°42′18″W / 36.256°N 89.705°W / 36.256; -89.705


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