Chancy, Mississippi

Chancy, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
1988 USGS map showing Chancy and Camp B
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Coordinates: 34°07′15″N90°16′52″W / 34.12083°N 90.28111°W / 34.12083; -90.28111
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Quitman
Elevation	154 ft (47 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	662
GNIS feature ID	691763 [1]

Chancy is an unincorporated community in Quitman County, Mississippi. Chancy is located on Mississippi Highway 321, south of Lambert.

Chancy is located on the Canadian National Railway and once had a train depot. ^[2]

A post office operated under the name Chancy from 1905 to 1920. ^[3]

The former Camp B of the Mississippi State Penitentiary was located adjacent to Chancy. Archaeological investigations were performed at Chancy and around Camp B in 2003. ^[4]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chancy, Mississippi
2. Howe, Tony. "Chancy, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
3. "Quitman County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
4. Galloway, Patricia; Peacock, Evan, eds. (2015). Exploring Southeastern Archaeology. Jackson, Mississippi: University of Mississippi. p. 558. ISBN   978-1-62846-240-1.