Basic, Mississippi
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| Coordinates: 32°13′07″N 88°46′09″W / 32.21861°N 88.76917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Clarke |
| Elevation | 269 ft (82 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area codes | 601 & 769 |
| GNIS feature ID | 666554 |
Basic is an unincorporated community in Clarke County, Mississippi, United States.[1]
History
[edit]Basic is located on the former Mobile and Ohio Railroad and was once home to two sawmills and two general stores.[2]
A post office called Basic was established in 1900, and remained in operation until 1945.[3] A variant name was "Basic City".[1] The origin of the name "Basic" is obscure.[4]
In South and West: From a Notebook, Joan Didion notes that when she visited the town in the 1970s, it was "not on the map."[5]
A member of the Tallahatta Formation known as Basic City Shale is named for Basic.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Basic
- ^ Howe, Tony. "Basic, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
- ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 141.
- ^ Didion, Joan (2017). South and West: From a Notebook. London, U.K.: 4th Estate. p. 43. ISBN 978-0-00-825717-0.
Basic City, Mississippi, a town not on the map.
- ^ Merrill, Robert K.; Sims, James J.; Gann, Delbert E.; Liles, Kenneth J. (1985). "Newton County geology and mineral resources" (PDF). Mississippi Bureau of Geology Bulletin. 126: 25. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
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