Map of Pinhook village

Pinhook is an inactive village in Mississippi County, Missouri, United States. The population was 6 at the 2020 census.

It was settled in the 1920s by sharecroppers. The community takes its name from a nearby ridge of the same name which in turn was so named on account it having the form of a pinhook. The community was flooded in May 2011 when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers breached the Bird’s Point Levee to save the town of Cairo, Illinois. The government did not assist or provide help to evacuate Pinhook. The residents were left entirely on their own before the levee breach. Afterwards, the former residents resettled in East Prairie and Sikeston.

Pinhook village overview:
Name:	Pinhook village
LSAD Code:	47
LSAD Description:	village (suffix)
State:	Missouri
County:	Mississippi County
Incorporated:	February 23, 1995
Elevation:	302 ft (92 m)
Total Area:	0.14 sq mi (0.37 km²)
Land Area:	0.14 sq mi (0.37 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	6
Population Density:	42.25/sq mi (16.30/km²)
FIPS code:	2957926
GNISfeature ID:	2399677

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Pinhook online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

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History

Mystery surrounds the founding of Pinhook. Many people believe that it was founded by sharecroppers in the 1930s. This largely African American colony expanded to nearly 250 people at its peak. During the summer of 2011 the Mississippi began to flood. Pinhook was destroyed on May 2, 2011 when the Birds Point-New Madrid levee was blown to save Cairo, Illinois from flooding. Everyone in Pinhook lost the homes that they had lived in for many years. Many were devastated because they loved living in a small community, knowing everyone. These people fled to family or apartments, until they could find a new home. There has been talk of relocating the community, but the funding is unavailable. In August 2015 the remaining buildings were bulldozed.