Chancy, Mississippi

Chancy, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
1988 USGS map showing Chancy and Camp B
1988 USGS map showing Chancy and Camp B
Chancy, Mississippi is located in Mississippi
Chancy, Mississippi
Chancy, Mississippi
Chancy, Mississippi is located in the United States
Chancy, Mississippi
Chancy, Mississippi
Coordinates: 34°07′15″N 90°16′52″W / 34.12083°N 90.28111°W / 34.12083; -90.28111
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyQuitman
Elevation
154 ft (47 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code662
GNIS feature ID691763[1]

Chancy is an unincorporated community in Quitman County, Mississippi. Chancy is located on Mississippi Highway 321, south of Lambert.

Chancy is located on the Canadian National Railway and once had a train depot.[2]

A post office operated under the name Chancy from 1905 to 1920.[3]

The former Camp B of the Mississippi State Penitentiary was located adjacent to Chancy. Archaeological investigations were performed at Chancy and around Camp B in 2003.[4]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chancy, Mississippi
  2. ^ Howe, Tony. "Chancy, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  3. ^ "Quitman County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  4. ^ Galloway, Patricia; Peacock, Evan, eds. (2015). Exploring Southeastern Archaeology. Jackson, Mississippi: University of Mississippi. p. 558. ISBN 978-1-62846-240-1.


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