Tinsley is an unincorporated community located in Yazoo County, Mississippi, United States.[1] Tinsley is approximately 11 miles (18 km) south of Yazoo City and 4 miles (6.4 km) North of Oil City near U.S. Route 49.
Tinsley, Mississippi | |
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  Tinsley, Mississippi  Tinsley, Mississippi | |
| Coordinates: 32°43′55″N 90°27′37″W / 32.73194°N 90.46028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Yazoo |
| Elevation | 220 ft (70 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 39173 |
| Area code | 662 |
| GNIS feature ID | 690992[1] |
History
editTinsley had a post office, several stores, and a population of 50 in 1907.[2]
In 1939, Tinsley Oil Field, located south of the settlement, was the site of the first commercial discovery of oil in Mississippi.[3][4]
A line of the Illinois Central Railroad passes through Tinsley. In 1941, a freight train rear-ended another freight train at Tinsley. The impact derailed 28 cars, including 13 carrying molasses.[5]
In 2005, Denbury Resources announced plans to inject carbon dioxide in oil fields in Tinsley, using pipelines with compressed gas flowing from Jackson.[6] The pipeline was built in 2007, and in 2011 it had a "blowout" that sickened one worker and killed deer, fish and birds.[7][8] The company later paid a fine of $662,500.[9]
Transportation
editAmtrak’s City of New Orleans, which operates between New Orleans and Chicago, passes through the town on CN tracks, but makes no stop. The nearest station is located in Yazoo City, 11 miles (18 km) to the north.
Education
editResidents are a part of the Yazoo County School District, and are zoned to Yazoo County Middle School and Yazoo County High School.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tinsley
- ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 785.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tinsley Oil Field
- ^ Shelton, M.F. (1976). Braunstein, Jules (ed.). Tinsley Oil Field, Yazoo County, Mississippi, in North American Oil and Gas Fields. Tulsa: The American Association of Petroleum Geologists. pp. 239–258. ISBN 0891813004.
- ^ Downey, Clifford J. (2016). Illinois Central Railroad: Wrecks, Derailments, and Floods. Arcadia. p. 54. ISBN 9781467115995.
- ^ "Denbury plans CO2 injection in three fields". Oil & Gas Journal. November 28, 2005. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
- ^ "Denbury pays big fine for 2011 oil well blowout". The Oklahoman. August 26, 2021. Archived from the original on August 26, 2021. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
- ^ Zegart, Dan (August 26, 2021). "Gassing Satartia: How A CO2 Pipeline Explosion Affected This Mississippi Town". HuffPost. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
- ^ Amy, Jeff. "Oil spills in Mississippi, Alabama lead to $3.5 million in penalties for company". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
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