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Ghost town in Mississippi, United States
Perkinsville, Mississippi
Ghost town
Perkinsville, Mississippi is located in MississippiPerkinsville, MississippiPerkinsville, MississippiLocation within the state of Mississippi
Coordinates: 33°06′04″N 88°51′50″W / 33.10111°N 88.86389°W / 33.10111; -88.86389
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyWinston
Elevation486 ft (148 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID710063

Perkinsville is a ghost town in Winston County, Mississippi, United States.

Perkinsville was located approximately 10 mi (16 km) east of Louisville.

A fraternal lodge, No. 331, was located in Perkinsville in 1891.

The population of Perkinsville was 44 in 1900. The settlement had a post office, as well as "a church and a good school".

All that remains is the Perkinsville Cemetery, located on Perkinsville Road.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Perkinsville (historical)
  2. Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Mississippi: Embracing an Authentic and Comprehensive Account of the Chief Events in the History of the State and a Record of the Lives of Many of the Most Worthy and Illustrious Families and Individuals. Goodspeed. 1891. pp. 233.
  3. Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 395.
  4. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Perkinsville Cemetery
Municipalities and communities of Winston County, Mississippi, United States
County seat: Louisville
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Map of Mississippi highlighting Winston County
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Indian reservation
Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties


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