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.

Tinsley, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Tinsley, Mississippi
Tinsley, Mississippi
Coordinates: 32°43′55″N 90°27′37″W
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyYazoo
Elevation
220 ft (70 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
39173
Area code(s)662
GNIS feature ID690992[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
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tinsley
  2. Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 785.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tinsley Oil Field
  4. 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.
  5. Downey, Clifford J. (2016). Illinois Central Railroad: Wrecks, Derailments, and Floods. Arcadia. p. 54. ISBN 9781467115995.


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