Chancy, Mississippi
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Chancy, Mississippi | |
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 1988 USGS map showing Chancy and Camp B | |
  Chancy, Mississippi  Chancy, Mississippi | |
| Coordinates: 34°07′15″N 90°16′52″W / 34.12083°N 90.28111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Quitman |
| Elevation | 154 ft (47 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 662 |
| GNIS feature ID | 691763[1] |
Chancy is an unincorporated community in Quitman County, Mississippi. Chancy is located on Mississippi Highway 321, south of Lambert.
Chancy is located on the Canadian National Railway and once had a train depot.[2]
A post office operated under the name Chancy from 1905 to 1920.[3]
The former Camp B of the Mississippi State Penitentiary was located adjacent to Chancy. Archaeological investigations were performed at Chancy and around Camp B in 2003.[4]
