Minden, Mississippi Explained

Minden, Mississippi
Settlement Type:Ghost town
Pushpin Map:Mississippi#USA
Pushpin Label:Minden
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Mississippi and the United States
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Mississippi
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Kemper
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID

Minden is a ghost town in Kemper County, Mississippi. It possessed a post office from 1898 to 1915.[1]

History

The settlement was described in 1907 as being situated along Lost Horse Creek in southeastern Kemper County, approximately 18miles from De Kalb and 4miles east of the Mobile & Ohio Railroad.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MS&county=Kemper&searchtext=&pagenum=3 Post Offices in Kemper County, Mississippi
  2. https://books.google.com/books?id=1iQVAAAAYAAJ&q=Minden Rowland, Dunbar (ed). 1907. Encyclopedia of Mississippi History: Comprising sketches of counties, towns, events, institutions and persons (Volume II). Selwyn A. Brant: Madison, WI.