Ben Lomond, Mississippi
Unincorporated community in Mississippi, United States
Ghost town in Mississippi, United States
32°48′10″N 91°08′18″W / 32.80278°N 91.13833°W / 32.80278; -91.13833Ben Lomond is a ghost town in Issaquena County, Mississippi, United States.[1]
The community originated as a Mississippi River port on the Ben Lomond Plantation, owned by George M. Brown. A gin-house was located near the town.[2]
Ben Lomond had a landing for steamboats and a post office. It was located across the river from Lake Providence, Louisiana.[3] There was a store at Ben Lomond in 1887.[4] Ben Lomond had a population of 26 in 1900.[5] A post office operated under the name Ben Lomond from 1879 to 1913.[6]
The former community is today submerged in the Mississippi River.
References
- ^ a b "Ben Lomond Landing, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Reports of the Mississippi River Commission. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1885. p. 141.
- ^ Goodwin, James Wells; Desty, Robert; Boyle, Peyton (1891). The Federal Reporter. Vol. 45. West Publishing. p. 371.
- ^ "Issaquena County by W. E. Collins". The Weekly Democrat-Times. Greenville, Mississippi. 1887-10-01. p. 1. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
- ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 230.
- ^ "Issaquena County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
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Municipalities and communities of Issaquena County, Mississippi, United States
County seat: Mayersville
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