Volcan, Mississippi

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Volcan, Mississippi
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Road to the ghost town Volcan.
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Coordinates: 32°15′44″N89°11′44″W / 32.26222°N 89.19556°W / 32.26222; -89.19556
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Mississippi.svg  Mississippi
County Newton
Elevation
127 m (417 ft)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID705489 [1]

Volcan is a ghost town in Newton County, Mississippi, United States. [1]

Located five miles southwest of Newton, Mississippi, Volcan was first established as a flag stop on the Gulf, Mobile and Northern Railroad in October 1913. It had a six car stub track. [2] The community dissolved sometime after 1916. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Volcan (historical)
  2. ↑ Howe, Tony (2019-10-29). "Newton County Railroad Map". Mississippi Railroads. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  3. ↑ "Newton County Soil Survey Map". Alabama Maps. 1916. Retrieved 2021-06-21.


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