Arcadia, Mississippi
Arcadia, Mississippi | |
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Ghost town | |
Arcadia, Mississippi Location within the state of Mississippi | |
Coordinates: 32°38′55″N 91°07′32″W / 32.64861°N 91.12556°WCoordinates: 32°38′55″N 91°07′32″W / 32.64861°N 91.12556°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Mississippi |
County | Issaquena |
Elevation | 82 ft (25 m) |
Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
GNIS feature ID | 687578[1] |
Arcadia is a ghost town in Issaquena County, Mississippi.[1]
Arcadia was a postal town located on the Mississippi River. It had a population of 45 in 1900.[2]
The former community is today called "Arcadia Point", and is located on the east side of an uninhabited island within the Mississippi River.[3]
References
- 1 2 "Arcadia, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 118.
- ↑ "Arcadia Point". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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