Australia, Mississippi
| Australia | |
|---|---|
| Ghost town | |
  Australia | |
| Coordinates: 34°03′56″N 90°52′40″W / 34.06556°N 90.87778°WCoordinates: 34°03′56″N 90°52′40″W / 34.06556°N 90.87778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Bolivar |
| Elevation | 161 ft (49 m) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| GNIS feature ID | 691679[1] |
Australia (also Australia Landing) is a ghost town located in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States.[1] Australia was located on the Mississippi River.[2]
Andrew Jackson Donelson, a planter, purchased 1,579 acres (639 ha) of land at Australia in 1857.[3]
Australia had a post office from 1858 to 1908.[4]
The population was 38 in 1900.[2]
The "Cessions Towhead Chute", a cutoff constructed on the Mississippi River, left Australia situated on a narrow channel no longer used for navigation.
Nothing remains of the community.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Australia Landing
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 176.
- ↑ Cheathem, Mark R. (2012). Ballard, Michael B.; Cheathem, Mark R., eds. Slavery, Plantation Life, and Debt in Tennessee and Mississippi: The Example of Andrew Jackson Donelson. Of Times and Race: Essays Inspired by John F. Marszalek (University Press of Mississippi). p. 17.
- ↑ "Post Offices". Postalhistory.com. Retrieved April 2014.
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