| Official Name: | Shellmound, Mississippi |
| Pushpin Map: | Mississippi#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Shellmound |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Mississippi |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Leflore |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 135 |
| Coordinates: | 33.6064°N -90.2797°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 38930 |
| Area Code: | 662 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 692223 |
Shellmound is an unincorporated community located in Leflore County, Mississippi, United States, located approximately 6miles north of Greenwood and approximately 6miles southeast of Schlater near U.S. Highway 49E.
It is part of the Greenwood, Mississippi micropolitan area.
Shellmound is named for a nearby mound that had a large amount of shells on the surface.[1] The area was possibly the site of a battle between the Chakchiuma and allied Choctaw and Chickasaw.[2] Shellmound was founded as a landing on the Tallahatchie River and was one of the earliest settlements on the Tallahatchie. The community served as a distribution point for the area between the river and McNutt. In the late 1800s, Shellmound had four general stores, a doctor, and a population of 150.[3]
A post office operated under the name Shellmound from 1854 to 1921.[4]
Shellmound is home to one of Leflore County's seven Mississippi Blues Trail markers (at Racetrack Plantation).[5]