Tranquil, Mississippi

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Tranquil, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
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Tranquil
Coordinates: 33°56′32″N88°35′58″W / 33.94222°N 88.59944°W / 33.94222; -88.59944
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Monroe
Elevation
279 ft (85 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 662
GNIS feature ID709400 [1]

Tranquil is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, Mississippi, United States. [1]

Tranquil is located north of Aberdeen on U.S. Route 45.

History

Tranquil is named for the Tranquil Methodist Church, which was in turn named for a church in Newberry District, South Carolina. [2] The church was originally built in 1847 and destroyed by a tornado in 1915. It was again destroyed by a tornado in 1922, rebuilt, and destroyed by another tornado on March 24, 2023. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tranquil
  2. ↑ Wicker, Tom. "Tranquil United Methodist Church near Aberdeen, Mississippi". photocontest.smithsonianmag.com. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  3. ↑ Montgomery, Garner (March 28, 2023). "Landmark church in Wren destroyed by tornado". WTVA. Retrieved September 9, 2023.


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