Delta, Mississippi

Delta is a ghost town in Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States.

Delta, Mississippi
Ghost town
Delta
Coordinates: 34°24′16″N 90°34′20″W
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyCoahoma
Elevation
174 ft (53 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID691807[1]

Once a thriving port on the Mississippi River, Delta today is covered by farmland and a portion of the Mississippi Levee. Nothing remains of the original settlement.

History

The county seat was moved from Port Royal to Delta in 1842.

In 1844, Delta was surveyed and laid off into lots. The town had a population of about 700, and was a busy steamboat port.

Delta incorporated in 1848. That same year, the river flooded the town, forcing many residents to relocate to nearby Friars Point.

The county seat was moved to Friars Point in 1850.[2]

A post office operated under the name Delta from 1840 to 1890.[3]

By 1890, nothing remained of Delta.[4]

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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Delta, Mississippi
  2. Kerstine, Margery (January 7, 2011). "Cotton-Family-Religion: Jewish Life in Coahoma County Mississippi, Delta History from 1836 to 1941, Prologue: 1721 to 1867". Margery Kerstine.
  3. "Coahoma County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  4. Bragg, Marion (1977). Historic Names and Places on the Lower Mississippi River (PDF). Mississippi River Commission. p. 100. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-07-19.
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