Delta, Mississippi Explained

Official Name:Delta, Mississippi
Settlement Type:Ghost town
Pushpin Map:Mississippi
Pushpin Label:Delta
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Mississippi
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Coahoma
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation M:53
Elevation Ft:174
Coordinates:34.4044°N -90.5722°W
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:691807

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

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.[1]

A post office operated under the name Delta from 1840 to 1890.[2]

By 1890, nothing remained of Delta.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kerstine . Margery . Cotton-Family-Religion: Jewish Life in Coahoma County Mississippi, Delta History from 1836 to 1941, Prologue: 1721 to 1867 . Margery Kerstine . January 7, 2011 .
  2. Web site: Coahoma County . Jim Forte Postal History . 12 June 2020.
  3. Book: Bragg, Marion . Historic Names and Places on the Lower Mississippi River . Mississippi River Commission . 1977 . 100 . 2015-07-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304083408/http://www.mvd.usace.army.mil/Portals/52/docs/MRC/MRnames(Intro-end_final2).pdf . 2016-03-04 . dead .