Baleshed, Mississippi

Baleshed, Mississippi
Ghost town
Baleshed, Mississippi

Location within the state of Mississippi

Coordinates: 32°50′34″N 91°06′19″W / 32.84278°N 91.10528°W / 32.84278; -91.10528Coordinates: 32°50′34″N 91°06′19″W / 32.84278°N 91.10528°W / 32.84278; -91.10528
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Issaquena
Elevation 105 ft (32 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
GNIS feature ID 711144[1]

Baleshed (also Baleshed Landing and Stack Landing) is a ghost town in Issaquena County, Mississippi.[1] Baleshed was located on the Mississippi River.

Baleshed was established on land which had been granted to Stephen Duncan in 1833. The town was named for a shed located there where bales of cotton were stored prior to shipping.[2]

Baleshed had a post office, and a population of 24 in 1900.[3]

In 2000, an extant stone vault used to store money was still located there.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Baleshed Landing, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Woods, Woody (2010). Delta Plantations: the Beginning. Troy (Woody) Woods. p. 184.
  3. Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 189.
  4. Hall, Russell S.; Nowell, Princella W.; Childress, Stacy (2000). Washington County, Mississippi. Arcadia Publishing. p. 10.


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