Artonish, Mississippi

Artonish
Ghost town
Artonish is located in Mississippi
Artonish
Artonish
Location of Artonish in Mississippi
Coordinates: 31°11′24″N 91°35′01″W / 31.19000°N 91.58361°W / 31.19000; -91.58361
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyWilkinson
Elevation
52 ft (16 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID691669[1]

Artonish is a ghost town located in Wilkinson County, Mississippi, United States.[1] South of the town was Artonish Landing, located on a stretch of the Mississippi River known as the "Homochitto Cutoff".[2][3]

Located near the community were the Artonish School,[4] Artonish Plantation,[5] and Artonish Oil Field.[6] Artonish had a post office from 1890 to 1936.[7]

The population was 51 in 1900.[8]

General Walter Henry Gordon, namesake of the vessel USS General W. H. Gordon, was born in Artonish in 1863.[9]

Nothing remains of the settlement.

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Artonish
  2. ^ Bragg, Marion (1977). "Historic Names and Places on the Lower Mississippi River" (PDF). Mississippi River Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-02-24. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Artonish Landing
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Artonish School (historical)
  5. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Artonish Plantation (historical)
  6. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Artonish Oil Field
  7. ^ "Post Offices". Postalhistory.com. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
  8. ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 171.
  9. ^ "General W. H. Gordon". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Retrieved April 9, 2014.


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