Valena, Mississippi
Valena, Mississippi | |
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Valena, Mississippi Location within the state of Mississippi Valena, Mississippi Valena, Mississippi (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 32°57′15″N 89°53′00″W / 32.95417°N 89.88333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Attala |
| Elevation | 230 ft (70 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 711031[1] |
Valena is a ghost town in Attala County, Mississippi, United States.[1]
The settlement was located approximately 2 mi (3.2 km) southeast of Goodman.
History
Attala County was established in 1833, and Valena was one of its earliest settlements.[2][3]
Valena was located on the east bank of the Big Black River, on the western part of a plantation owned by S.H. Clark.[4]
The settlement prospered as a small trading center, and was a regular stopping point for flatboats on the river.[4] The first sawmill in the county was located there, as well as a blacksmith shop, a saloon, two or three stores, and a post office from 1837 to 1840.[3][5][6]
Valena was abandoned before 1900.[2]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Valena (historical)
- ^ a b "Soil Survey of Attala County, Mississippi" (PDF). United States Department of Agriculture. 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 26, 2015.
- ^ a b Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 174.
- ^ a b Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 847.
- ^ "Extinct Towns and Villages of Attala County, Mississippi". Mississippi Historical Society. 1902.
- ^ "Post Offices - Mississippi". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 21, 2016.