Heathman is an unincorporated community in Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States.[1] Heathman is located within the Mississippi Delta near U.S. Route 82 on Heathman Road, approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Indianola and 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Holly Ridge.
Heathman, Mississippi | |
---|---|
Coordinates: 33°26′24″N 90°43′13″W / 33.44000°N 90.72028°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Mississippi |
County | Sunflower |
Elevation | 125 ft (38 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 38751 |
Area code | 662 |
GNIS feature ID | 671056[1] |
The Columbus and Greenville Railway passes through Heathman.[2]
History
editIn 1900, Heathman had a money-order post office and a population of 35.[3]
The Heathman Plantation is located within the settlement.
Notable people
editHeathman is the birthplace of George Washington Lee, known as "Lieutenant Lee of Beale Street", an author and civic leader in Memphis, Tennessee.
References
edit- ^ a b "Heathman, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
- ^ "Columbus & Greenville Railway (CAGY) - Overview". Genesee & Wyoming Inc. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
- ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 857. Retrieved June 12, 2017.