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Unincorporated community in Mississippi, United States

Ghost town in Mississippi, United States
Arcadia, Mississippi
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Arcadia is located in MississippiArcadiaArcadiaShow map of MississippiArcadia is located in the United StatesArcadiaArcadiaShow map of the United States
Coordinates: 32°38′55″N 91°07′32″W / 32.64861°N 91.12556°W / 32.64861; -91.12556
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyIssaquena
Elevation82 ft (25 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID687578

Arcadia is a ghost town in Issaquena County, Mississippi, United States.

Arcadia was a postal town located on the Mississippi River. It had a population of 45 in 1900.

A post office operated under the name Arcadia from 1882 to 1919.

The former community is today called "Arcadia Point", and is located on the east side of an uninhabited island within the Mississippi River.

References

  1. ^ "Arcadia, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 118.
  3. "Issaquena County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  4. "Arcadia Point". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
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