Official Name: | Egremont |
Pushpin Map: | Mississippi#USA |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Mississippi |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Sharkey |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 105 |
Coordinates: | 32.8606°N -90.9033°W |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 669697 |
Egremont is an unincorporated community in Sharkey County, Mississippi, United States. A variant name for the community is "Baconia".
Egremont is located on U.S. Route 61, 4miles south of Rolling Fork.
During the American Civil War of 1861–1865, a military campaign launched by Union forces was slowed by obstructions placed along Deer Creek at the Egremont Plantation.[1]
In 1880, the Egremont Plantation became the property of Hezekiah William Foote. It was inherited by his son Huger Lee Foote, who was elected Sheriff of Sharkey County in 1890, and went on to serve in the Mississippi Legislature.[2]
In 1984, sculptor Wesley Bobo erected a steel dinosaur along Route 61 in Egremont.[3]
A local juke joint called "Willie Mama's" was located in Egremont, but closed in 2007. It re-opened under the name "The Waterin Hole".