Basic is an

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Clarke County, Mississippi Clarke County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 15,615. Its county seat is Quitman, Mississippi, Quitman. Clarke County is named fo ...

, United States.

History

Basic is located on the former

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and was once home to two sawmills and two general stores. A

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called Basic was established in 1900, and remained in operation until 1945. A variant name was "Basic City". The origin of the name "Basic" is obscure. In '' South and West: From a Notebook'',

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notes that when she visited the town in the 1970s, it was "not on the map." A

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of the Tallahatta Formation known as Basic City Shale is named for Basic.

References

Unincorporated communities in Clarke County, Mississippi Unincorporated communities in Mississippi {{ClarkeCountyMS-geo-stub