Pink is a ghost town in Tunica County, Mississippi, United States, on the south bank of the White Oak Bayou.
Pink, Mississippi | |
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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 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
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pink, Mississippi
- ^ "Communities of Tunica County, Mississippi". MSGenWeb. Retrieved September 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.