Wheeling, Mississippi
| Wheeling | |
|---|---|
| Ghost town | |
  Wheeling | |
| Coordinates: 34°08′27″N 88°22′44″W / 34.14083°N 88.37889°WCoordinates: 34°08′27″N 88°22′44″W / 34.14083°N 88.37889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Itawamba |
| Elevation | 246 ft (75 m) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| GNIS feature ID | 706280[1] |
Wheeling is an ghost town located in Itawamba County, Mississippi.
Established in the early 19th century following the sale of the Chickasaw lands, Wheeling was a port on the Tombigbee River, located "a few miles below" the village of Van Buren. Wheeling had a hotel and merchants, though "its life was very short", and Van Buren absorbed its businesses.[2]
The former settlement is today covered by forest, located on the east bank of the Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway.
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wheeling (historical)
- ↑ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. pp. 959, 960.
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