Official Name: | Tranquil, Mississippi |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Mississippi#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Tranquil |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Mississippi |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Monroe |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 279 |
Coordinates: | 33.9422°N -88.5994°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Area Code: | 662 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 709400 |
Tranquil is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, Mississippi, United States.
Tranquil is located north of Aberdeen on U.S. Route 45.
Tranquil is named for the Tranquil Methodist Church, which was in turn named for a church in Newberry District, South Carolina.[1] The church was originally built in 1847 and destroyed by a tornado in 1915. It was again destroyed by a tornado in 1922, rebuilt, and destroyed by another tornado on March 24, 2023.[2]