Eutaw, Mississippi
| Eutaw, Mississippi | |
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| Ghost town | |
  Eutaw, Mississippi | |
| Coordinates: 33°39′31″N 91°09′02″W / 33.65861°N 91.15056°WCoordinates: 33°39′31″N 91°09′02″W / 33.65861°N 91.15056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Bolivar |
| Elevation | 131 ft (40 m) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| GNIS feature ID | 669829[1] |
Eutaw is a ghost town in Bolivar County, Mississippi.[1] The settlement had a port on the Mississippi River called "Eutaw Landing".[2]
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An 1862 map shows the location of Eutaw
The community was located on the Eutaw Plantation, and included a post office, store, church, and cemetery.[1][3]
The former community is covered by farmfield and a portion of the Mississippi Levee; the only remnant is the Eutaw Cemetery.[4]
References
- 1 2 3 "Eutaw". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ 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. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 692.
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eutaw Cemetery
Municipalities and communities of Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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