| Kienstra | |
|---|---|
| Ghost town | |
  Kienstra | |
| Coordinates: 31°13′34″N91°36′21″W / 31.22611°N 91.60583°W Coordinates: 31°13′34″N91°36′21″W / 31.22611°N 91.60583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Adams |
| Elevation | 56 ft (17 m) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| GNIS feature ID | 691978 [1] |
Kienstra (also Kienstra Store) is a ghost town located in Adams County, Mississippi, United States. [1] South of the town was Kienstra Landing, located on the Mississippi River. [2]
A ghost town is an abandoned village, town, or city, usually one that contains substantial visible remains. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economic activity that supported it has failed, or due to natural or human-caused disasters such as floods, prolonged droughts, government actions, uncontrolled lawlessness, war, pollution, or nuclear disasters. The term can sometimes refer to cities, towns, and neighbourhoods that are still populated, but significantly less so than in past years; for example, those affected by high levels of unemployment and dereliction.
Adams County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 32,297. The county seat is Natchez.
The Mississippi River is the second-longest river and chief river of the second-largest drainage system on the North American continent, second only to the Hudson Bay drainage system. Its source is Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota and it flows generally south for 2,320 miles (3,730 km) to the Mississippi River Delta in the Gulf of Mexico. With its many tributaries, the Mississippi's watershed drains all or parts of 32 U.S. states and two Canadian provinces between the Rocky and Appalachian mountains. The main stem is entirely within the United States; the total drainage basin is 1,151,000 sq mi (2,980,000 km2), of which only about one percent is in Canada. The Mississippi ranks as the fourth-longest and fifteenth-largest river by discharge in the world. The river either borders or passes through the states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana.
The community was situated on a barren peninsula called "Jackson Point", at a bend in the river called "Palmetto Bend", named for the palmetto plant which grew abundantly in the hardwood swamps across the river in Louisiana. [3]
Kienstra had a post office from 1871 to 1957. [4] [5] The Morrisana Plantation was located at Kienstra. [6] North of the town, midway to Arnot, was the Kienstra School. [7] The "Kienstra Store Light" was a navigation beacon on the river, located near the landing as early as 1879. [8]
Arnot is a ghost town located in Adams County, Mississippi, United States.
In 1900, Kienstra had a population of 35. [4]
