Official Name: | Volcan, Mississippi |
Blank Info: | 705489 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Coordinates: | 32.2622°N -89.1956°W |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Pushpin Label: | Volcan |
Pushpin Map: | Mississippi#USA |
Elevation Ft: | 417 |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Settlement Type: | Ghost town |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Subdivision Name2: | Newton |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Volcan is a ghost town in Newton County, Mississippi, United States.
Located five miles southwest of Newton, Mississippi, Volcan was first established as a flag stop on the Gulf, Mobile and Northern Railroad in October 1913. It had a six car stub track.[1] The community dissolved sometime after 1916.[2]