Chotard, Mississippi

Chotard, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Chotard, Mississippi

Location within the state of Mississippi

Coordinates: 32°35′26″N 91°01′20″W / 32.59056°N 91.02222°W / 32.59056; -91.02222Coordinates: 32°35′26″N 91°01′20″W / 32.59056°N 91.02222°W / 32.59056; -91.02222
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Issaquena
Elevation 102 ft (31 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
GNIS feature ID 711146[1]

Chotard (also Chotard Landing and Woodland) is an unincorporated community in Issaquena County, Mississippi.[1]

Chotard originated as a postal village located directly on the Mississippi River, and had a population of 111 in 1900.[2]

In 1934, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began construction of the Newman Cutoff, which created Chotard Lake and Albemarle Lake, both oxbow lakes, and removed Chotard from the contiguous Mississippi River.[3]

Cottages now line the lake's edge at Chotard, and the community has become a destination for sport fisherman. The Chotard Landing Resort is located there, and a private boat launch may be accessed for a fee.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Chotard, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 418.
  3. Bragg, Marion (1977). "Historic Names and Places on the Lower Mississippi River" (PDF). Mississippi River Commission.
  4. Gentry, Phillip (December 30, 2009). "Goin’ Deep". Mississippi Sportsman.
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