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.