Shiloh, Mississippi
| Shiloh | |
|---|---|
| Ghost town | |
  Shiloh Location within the state of Mississippi | |
| Coordinates: 32°40′18″N 91°05′26″W / 32.67167°N 91.09056°WCoordinates: 32°40′18″N 91°05′26″W / 32.67167°N 91.09056°W | |
| 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 | 711155[1] |
Shiloh is a ghost town located in Issaquena County, Mississippi, United States. Shiloh Landing was its port on the Mississippi River.[1]
Shiloh began as a plantation owned by Richard Christmas, who in 1860 held 160 enslaved laborers there.[2][3]
In 1900, Shiloh had a post office and a population of 78.[4]
Nothing remains of Shiloh, which today is uninhabited and covered by forest to river's edge.
References
- 1 2 "Shiloh Landing". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Director, United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, to the Secretary of Commerce. U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. 1889. p. 451.
- ↑ "The Richard Christmas Family". Issaquena Genealogy and History Project. Retrieved April 2014.
- ↑ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 660.
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