Pink, Mississippi

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Pink, Mississippi
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Pink, Mississippi
Coordinates: 34°33′20″N90°18′16″W / 34.55556°N 90.30444°W / 34.55556; -90.30444 Coordinates: 34°33′20″N90°18′16″W / 34.55556°N 90.30444°W / 34.55556; -90.30444
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Tunica
Elevation 174 ft (53 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
GNIS feature ID 684867 [1]

Pink is a ghost town in Tunica County, Mississippi, United States, on the south bank of the White Oak Bayou.

Ghost town City depopulated of inhabitants and that stays practically intact

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.

Tunica County, Mississippi County in the United States

Tunica County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,778. Its county seat is Tunica. The county is named for the Tunica Native Americans. Most migrated to central Louisiana during the colonial period.

Pink was founded in 1900 by Pink Bizzell, who operated the Pink Post Office from his small store. [2] By 1907, the post office was closed. [3]

The Phillips Church and Cemetery is all that remains of the hamlet.

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pink, Mississippi
  2. ↑ "Communities of Tunica County, Mississippi". MSGenWeb. Retrieved Sep 9, 2013.
  3. ↑ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 439.


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