Mashulaville | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | USA Mississippi |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Mississippi |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Mississippi |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Noxubee |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 266 |
Coordinates: | 33.0867°N -88.7442°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 673218 |
Mashulaville is an unincorporated community in Noxubee County, Mississippi, in the United States.
Mashulaville was named for Mushulatubbee, chief of the Choctaw.[1]
The community is located on Hashuqua Creek and in 1900 had a population of 125. It was once home to three churches, two stores, a saw mill, and cotton gin.[2]
A post office operated under the name Mashulaville from 1838 to 1960.[3]
In the 1960s, Mennonites settled in Mashulaville after founding a mission to the Choctaw. The Mennonites operate the Mashulaville Dormitory, which is housed in the former Noxubee County Agricultural High School. The dormitory provides housing for mission work and serves as a location for community programs.[4]
The Mashulaville Baptist Church is one of the oldest Baptist church structures in Mississippi.[5]
The Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek was signed near Mashulaville.[6]
William Jernagin, an African-American civil rights activist, was born at Mashulaville in 1869.[7]