Minden, Mississippi

Minden, Mississippi
Ghost town
Minden is located in Mississippi
Minden
Minden
Location in Mississippi and the United States
Minden is located in the United States
Minden
Minden
Minden (the United States)
Coordinates: 32°34′54″N 88°24′57″W / 32.581528°N 88.415797°W / 32.581528; -88.415797
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyKemper
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)

Minden is a ghost town in Kemper County, Mississippi. It possessed a post office [1] from 1898 to 1915.[2]

History

The settlement was described in 1907 as being situated along Lost Horse Creek in southeastern Kemper County, approximately 18 miles (29 km) from De Kalb and 4 miles (6.4 km) east of the Mobile & Ohio Railroad.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Minden Mississippi post office
  2. ^ Post Offices in Kemper County, Mississippi
  3. ^ Rowland, Dunbar (ed). 1907. Encyclopedia of Mississippi History: Comprising sketches of counties, towns, events, institutions and persons (Volume II). Selwyn A. Brant: Madison, WI. Retrieved 2014-01-04


Stub icon

This Kemper County, Mississippi state location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.