Artonish, Mississippi

Artonish
Ghost town
Artonish

Location of Artonish in Mississippi

Coordinates: 31°11′24″N 91°35′01″W / 31.19000°N 91.58361°W / 31.19000; -91.58361Coordinates: 31°11′24″N 91°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 Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
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. 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.
  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 2014. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  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 2014. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)


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