Artonish, Mississippi

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Artonish
Location of Artonish in Mississippi
Coordinates: 31°11′24″N91°35′01″W / 31.19000°N 91.58361°W / 31.19000; -91.58361 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 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.

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References

  1. 1 2 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.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  8. ↑ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 171.
  9. ↑ "General W. H. Gordon". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Retrieved April 9, 2014.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)


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