Tinsley Oil field in Yazoo City, Mississippi

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Tinsley Oil field

Tinsley Rd., Yazoo City, MS, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 32° 44' 0.2148", -90° 27' 39.3552"

Mississippi State
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Discover on September 5, 1939, Tinsley was the first oil field east of the Mississippi river in the Gult Coast region. During first 50 years, 220,000,000 barrels of oil were produced.

Last updated: 6/17/2009 10:15:00

Tinsley Oil field Historical Marker Location Map, Yazoo City, Mississippi