Black Island, Missouri

Black Island is an extinct town in Pemiscot County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.^[1]

The exact location of the community is unknown to the GNIS.^[1] However, coordinates are listed by the GNIS for a church and schoolhouse, now defunct, which once belonged to the community.^[2][3] The town was so named on account of their rich soil and for the fact the elevated town site was prone to becoming an island during high water.^[4]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Black Island
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: 746786
3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Black Island Church (historical)
4. "Pemiscot County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2016.

36.256°N 89.705°W / 36.256; -89.705