| Gholson | |
| 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: | 558 |
| Coordinates: | 32.9364°N -88.7339°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 670367 |
Gholson (formerly known as Meander) is an unincorporated community in Noxubee County, Mississippi. The community is southwest of Shuqualak.
In 1900, Gholson had a population of 58 and two churches.[1] A post office operated under the name Gholson from 1838 to 1976.[2]
Gholson was once home to the Summerville Institute.[3] The institute, founded by Thomas S. Gathright in 1854,[4] [5] was the only functioning secondary school in Mississippi during the Civil War.[6] It was damaged by a fire in 1869 and rebuilt. The school continued to exist until it was again destroyed by fire in 1875.[5]