Pink, Mississippi
Pink, Mississippi | |
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 Pink in 2013 | |
  Pink, Mississippi | |
| Coordinates: 34°33′20″N 90°18′16″W / 34.55556°N 90.30444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Tunica |
| Elevation | 174 ft (53 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| 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.
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.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pink, Mississippi
- ^ "Communities of Tunica County, Mississippi". MSGenWeb. Retrieved Sep 9, 2013.
- ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 439.
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