Tinsley, Mississippi
Tinsley is an unincorporated community located in Yazoo County, Mississippi, United States.[1] Tinsley is approximately 11 miles (18 km) south of Yazoo City and 4 miles (6.4 km) North of Oil City near U.S. Route 49.
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Coordinates: 32°43′55″N 90°27′37″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Mississippi |
County | Yazoo |
Elevation | 220 ft (70 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 39173 |
Area code(s) | 662 |
GNIS feature ID | 690992[1] |
History
Tinsley had a post office, several stores, and a population of 50 in 1907.[2]
In 1939, Tinsley Oil Field, located south of the settlement, was the site of the first commercial discovery of oil in Mississippi.[3][4]
A line of the Illinois Central Railroad passes through Tinsley. In 1941, a freight train rear-ended another freight train at Tinsley. The impact derailed 28 cars, including 13 carrying molasses.[5]
Education
Residents are a part of the Yazoo County School District, and are zoned to Yazoo County Middle School and Yazoo County High School.
See also
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tinsley
- Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 785.
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tinsley Oil Field
- Shelton, M.F. (1976). Braunstein, Jules (ed.). Tinsley Oil Field, Yazoo County, Mississippi, in North American Oil and Gas Fields. Tulsa: The American Association of Petroleum Geologists. pp. 239–258. ISBN 0891813004.
- Downey, Clifford J. (2016). Illinois Central Railroad: Wrecks, Derailments, and Floods. Arcadia. p. 54. ISBN 9781467115995.