Shiloh, Mississippi | |
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Coordinates: 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 | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
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] A post office operated under the name Shiloh Landing from 1892 to 1901 and under the name Shiloh from 1901 to 1932. [4]
In 1900, Shiloh had a post office and a population of 78. [5]
Nothing remains of Shiloh, which today is uninhabited and covered by forest to river's edge.