Crevi, Mississippi

Crevi, Mississippi
Ghost town
Crevi, Mississippi
Location within the state of Mississippi
Coordinates: 34°02′45″N 90°02′55″W / 34.04583°N 90.04861°W / 34.04583; -90.04861Coordinates: 34°02′45″N 90°02′55″W / 34.04583°N 90.04861°W / 34.04583; -90.04861
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Tallahatchie
Elevation 233 ft (71 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID 708134[1]

Crevi (also Mitchells Cross Roads) is a ghost town in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, United States.

Crevi was located approximately 3 mi (4.8 km) northeast of Charleston.

In 1876, the United States government established a postal road between Crevi and Friars Point, Mississippi.[2]

Crevi had a post office, and in 1900, a population of 21.[3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Crevi (historical)
  2. ↑ The Statutes at Large of the United States of America, from December 1875, to March, 1877, and Recent Treaties, Postal Conventions, and Executive Proclamations. XIX. Government Printing Office. 1877. p. 18.
  3. ↑ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 589.


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