Pink, Mississippi
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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Ghost town | |
 Pink in 2013 | |
  Pink, Mississippi | |
| Coordinates: 34°33′20″N 90°18′16″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
- 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.
Municipalities and communities of Tunica County, Mississippi, United States | ||
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| Town |  Map of Mississippi highlighting Tunica County | |
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