Kienstra, Mississippi

Kienstra
Ghost town
Kienstra
Coordinates: 31°13′34″N 91°36′21″W / 31.22611°N 91.60583°W / 31.22611; -91.60583Coordinates: 31°13′34″N 91°36′21″W / 31.22611°N 91.60583°W / 31.22611; -91.60583
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Adams
Elevation 56 ft (17 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
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]

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