Perkinsville, Mississippi

Perkinsville, Mississippi
Ghost town
Perkinsville, Mississippi
Location within the state of Mississippi
Coordinates: 33°06′04″N 88°51′50″W / 33.10111°N 88.86389°W / 33.10111; -88.86389Coordinates: 33°06′04″N 88°51′50″W / 33.10111°N 88.86389°W / 33.10111; -88.86389
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Winston
Elevation 486 ft (148 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID 710063[1]

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.[2]

The population of Perkinsville was 44 in 1900. The settlement had a post office, as well as "a church and a good school".[3]:395

All that remains is the Perkinsville Cemetery, located on Perkinsville Road.[4]

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. p. 233.
  3. Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 395.
  4. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Perkinsville Cemetery


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