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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
- ^ 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.
Municipalities and communities of Wilkinson County, Mississippi, United States | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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