Needmore, Mississippi

Needmore, Mississippi
Ghost town
Needmore, Mississippi
Location within the state of Mississippi
Coordinates: 33°52′56″N 90°10′08″W / 33.88222°N 90.16889°W / 33.88222; -90.16889Coordinates: 33°52′56″N 90°10′08″W / 33.88222°N 90.16889°W / 33.88222; -90.16889
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Tallahatchie
Elevation 144 ft (44 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID 708149[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. 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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