Ryan's Well, Mississippi

Ghost town in Mississippi, United States
34°26′14″N 88°21′55″W / 34.43722°N 88.36528°W / 34.43722; -88.36528CountryUnited StatesStateMississippiCountyItawambaElevation
463 ft (141 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)GNIS feature ID683705[1]

Ryan's Well is a ghost town located in Itawamba County, Mississippi.

During the 1840s, a stage coach route from Aberdeen to Fulton passed through Ryan's Well.[2] A post office operated under the name Ryans Well from 1852 to 1872.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ryans Well (historical)
  2. ^ "A Concise History of Early Itawamba County". Itawamba Historical Society. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Itawamba County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
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