Artonish, Mississippi Explained

Artonish
Settlement Type:Ghost town
Pushpin Map:Mississippi
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Artonish in Mississippi
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Mississippi
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Wilkinson
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation M:16
Elevation Ft:52
Coordinates:31.19°N -91.5836°W
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:691669

Artonish is a ghost town located in Wilkinson County, Mississippi, United States. South of the town was Artonish Landing, located on a stretch of the Mississippi River known as the "Homochitto Cutoff".[1]

Located near the community were the Artonish School, Artonish Plantation, and Artonish Oil Field. Artonish had a post office from 1890 to 1936.[2]

The population was 51 in 1900.[3]

General Walter Henry Gordon, namesake of the vessel USS General W. H. Gordon, was born in Artonish in 1863.[4]

Nothing remains of the settlement.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bragg . Marion . Historic Names and Places on the Lower Mississippi River . Mississippi River Commission . 1977 . 2014-04-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130224005724/http://www.mvn.usace.army.mil/pdf/abt_mrnames%286of8%29.pdf . 2013-02-24 . dead .
  2. Web site: Post Offices . Postalhistory.com . April 9, 2014.
  3. Book: Rowland, Dunbar . Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form . Southern Historical Publishing Association . 1907 . 1 . 171.
  4. Web site: General W. H. Gordon . Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships . April 9, 2014.