Artonish, Mississippi

Artonish
Ghost town
Artonish Location of Artonish in Mississippi
Coordinates: 31°11′24″N91°35′01″W / 31.19000°N 91.58361°W / 31.19000; -91.58361
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Wilkinson
Elevation	52 ft (16 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID	691669 [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. 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 February 24, 2013. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
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. Archived from the original on June 23, 2004. Retrieved April 9, 2014.