Ghost town in Mississippi, United States
Eutaw, Mississippi | |
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Eutaw, Mississippi | |
Coordinates: 33°39′31″N 91°09′02″W / 33.65861°N 91.15056°W / 33.65861; -91.15056 | |
Country | United States |
State | Mississippi |
County | Bolivar |
Elevation | 131 ft (40 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 669829 |
Eutaw is a ghost town in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. The settlement had a port on the Mississippi River called "Eutaw Landing."
The community was located on the Eutaw Plantation, and included a post office, store, church, and cemetery. A post office operated under the name Eutaw from 1890 to 1952.
The former community is covered by farmfield and a portion of the Mississippi Levee; the only remnant is the Eutaw Cemetery.
References
- ^ "Eutaw". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eutaw Landing
- Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 692.
- "Bolivar County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eutaw Cemetery
Municipalities and communities of Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States | ||
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County seats: Cleveland and Rosedale | ||
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Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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