Ryan's Well, Mississippi | |
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Coordinates: 34°26′14″N88°21′55″W / 34.43722°N 88.36528°W Coordinates: 34°26′14″N88°21′55″W / 34.43722°N 88.36528°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Mississippi |
County | Itawamba |
Elevation | 463 ft (141 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 683705 [1] |
Ryan's Well is a ghost town located in Itawamba County, Mississippi.
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.
Itawamba County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 23,401. Its county seat is Fulton. The county is part of the Tupelo, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area.
During the 1840s, a stage coach route from Aberdeen to Fulton passed through Ryan's Well. [2]
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Bounds Crossroads is a small unincorporated community in Itawamba County, Mississippi between Tremont, Mississippi and Red Bay, Alabama on Mississippi Highway 23. Part of Tomorrow was filmed in the community at a farm where Tammy Wynette lived with her grandparents. She grew up in the area and attended Hopewell School in Bounds Crossroads where she played basketball and sang. Mississippi Highway 23 intersects Mt. Gilead Road and Hartsell Road in Bounds Crossroads. The area's zip code is 35582. It is 427 feet above sea level. Briar Creek runs through the hilly area of eastern Itawamba County. A small graveyard is in the area. The nearby Red Bay Museum in Red Bay, Alabama has a collection related to Wynette.
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