Heathman, Mississippi
| Heathman, Mississippi | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
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The Heathman Plantation Commissary is listed on the National Register of Historic Places | |
  Heathman, Mississippi | |
| Coordinates: 33°26′24″N 90°43′13″W / 33.44000°N 90.72028°WCoordinates: 33°26′24″N 90°43′13″W / 33.44000°N 90.72028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Sunflower |
| Elevation | 125 ft (38 m) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 38751 |
| Area code(s) | 662 |
| GNIS feature ID | 671056[1] |
Heathman is an unincorporated community located in Sunflower County, Mississippi. Heathman is located just off U.S. Route 82 on Heathman Road and approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Indianola and 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Holly Ridge.
The Heathman Plantation is located here.
In 1900, Heathman had a money-order post office, and a population of 35.[2]
An active freight line of the Columbus and Greenville Railway passes through Heathman.[3]
Heathman is the birthplace of George Washington Lee, known as "Lieutenant Lee of Beale Street". Lee moved to Memphis, Tennessee where he became a successful author and civic leader.
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Heathman, Mississippi
- ↑ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 857.
- ↑ "Columbus & Greenville Railway (CAGY) - Overview". Genesee & Wyoming Inc. Retrieved October 2014.
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