Kienstra | |
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  Kienstra | |
| Coordinates: 31°13′34″N 91°36′21″W / 31.22611°N 91.60583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Adams |
| Elevation | 56 ft (17 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 691978[1] |
Kienstra (also Kienstra Store) is a ghost town located in Adams County, Mississippi, United States.[1] South of the town was Kienstra Landing, located on the Mississippi River.[2]
The community was situated on a barren peninsula called "Jackson Point", at a bend in the river called "Palmetto Bend", named for the palmetto plant which grew abundantly in the hardwood swamps across the river in Louisiana.[3]
Kienstra had a post office from 1871 to 1957.[4][5] The Morrisana Plantation was located at Kienstra.[6] North of the town, midway to Arnot, was the Kienstra School.[7] The "Kienstra Store Light" was a navigation beacon on the river, located near the landing as early as 1879.[8]
In 1900, Kienstra had a population of 35.[4]
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kienstra
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kienstra Landing
- ^ Bragg, Marion (1977). "Historic Names and Places on the Lower Mississippi River" (PDF). Mississippi River Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-02-24.
- ^ 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. 1001.
- ^ "Post Offices". Postalhistory.com. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Morrisana Plantation (historical)
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kienstra School (historical)
- ^ Annual Report of the Light-House Board of the United States to the Secretary of the Treasury. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1882. p. 80.