Valena is a ghost town in Attala County, Mississippi, United States.[1]

Valena, Mississippi
Ghost town
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Coordinates: 32°57′15″N 89°53′00″W
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Attala
Elevation	230 ft (70 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID	711031[1]

The settlement was located approximately 2 mi (3.2 km) southeast of Goodman.

History

Attala County was established in 1833, and Valena was one of its earliest settlements.[2][3]

Valena was located on the east bank of the Big Black River, on the western part of a plantation owned by S.H. Clark.[4]

The settlement prospered as a small trading center, and was a regular stopping point for flatboats on the river.[4] The first sawmill in the county was located there, as well as a blacksmith shop, a saloon, two or three stores, and a post office from 1837 to 1840.[3][5][6]

Valena was abandoned before 1900.[2]

References

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