Artonish, Mississippi

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Artonish
Ghost town
Artonish is located in Mississippi
Artonish
Artonish
Location of Artonish in Mississippi
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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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Artonish
  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  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. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  8. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  9. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.


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