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
Tinsley 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]
Education
Residents are a part of the Yazoo County School District, and are zoned to Yazoo County Middle School and Yazoo County High School.
See also
References
- ^ 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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