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]
Artonish | |
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  Artonish Location of Artonish in Mississippi | |
| Coordinates: 31°11′24″N 91°35′01″W / 31.19000°N 91.58361°W | |
| 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] |
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
edit- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Artonish
- ^ 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.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Artonish Landing
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Artonish School (historical)
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Artonish Plantation (historical)
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Artonish Oil Field
- ^ "Post Offices". Postalhistory.com. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "General W. H. Gordon". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
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