Pink is a ghost town in Tunica County, Mississippi, United States, on the south bank of the White Oak Bayou.

Pink, Mississippi
Pink in 2013
Pink in 2013
Pink, Mississippi is located in Mississippi
Pink, Mississippi
Pink, Mississippi
Coordinates: 34°33′20″N 90°18′16″W / 34.55556°N 90.30444°W / 34.55556; -90.30444
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyTunica
Elevation
174 ft (53 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID684867[1]

Pink was founded in 1900 by Pink Bizzell, who operated the Pink Post Office from his small store.[2] By 1907, the post office was closed.[3]

The Phillips Church and Cemetery is all that remains of the hamlet.

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pink, Mississippi
  2. ^ "Communities of Tunica County, Mississippi". MSGenWeb. Retrieved September 9, 2013.
  3. ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 439.