Needmore, Mississippi

Ghost town in Mississippi, United States
33°52′56″N 90°10′08″W / 33.88222°N 90.16889°W / 33.88222; -90.16889CountryUnited StatesStateMississippiCountyTallahatchieElevation
144 ft (44 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)GNIS feature ID708149[1]

Needmore is a ghost town in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, United States.

Needmore was located on the west bank of the Tippo Bayou, approximately 10 mi (16 km) southwest of Charleston.

The settlement had a post office, school, church and cemetery. The Needmore Cemetery is all that remains.[2][3][4]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Needmore (historical)
  2. ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 329.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Needmore (historical)
  4. ^ "Allison Oral History". Delta State University. July 17, 1980.
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