Volcan is a ghost town in

Newton County, Mississippi Newton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 21,720. Its county seat is Decatur. History Newton County was formed in 1836 and named after scientist Isaac Newton. The Battle of ...

, United States. Located five miles southwest of

Newton, Mississippi Newton is a city in Newton County, Mississippi. The population was 3,195 in the 2020 census. Geography Newton is located south of I-20 and U.S. Route 80 approximately 25 miles west of Meridian in south central Newton County. Potterchitto Creek f ...

, Volcan was first established as a flag stop on the

Gulf, Mobile and Northern Railroad The Gulf, Mobile and Northern Railroad was a railroad in the Southern United States. The first World War had forced government operation upon the company; and in 1919, when it became once more a free agent, it chose Isaac B. Tigrett to chart its n ...

in October 1913. It had a six car stub track. The community dissolved sometime after 1916.

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Former populated places in Newton County, Mississippi Former populated places in Mississippi {{NewtonCountyMS-geo-stub