Boneyard, Mississippi | |
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  Boneyard, Mississippi Location in Mississippi  Boneyard, Mississippi Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 34°54′08″N 88°40′18″W / 34.90222°N 88.67167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Alcorn |
| Elevation | 538 ft (164 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 ( CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 706834 [1] |
Boneyard is a ghost town in Alcorn County, Mississippi, United States. [1] It was located 8.9 mi (14.3 km) miles west of Corinth.
History
Boneyard was established by William Powell in the 1830s along a stage coach route running between Jacinto, Mississippi and La Grange, Tennessee. [2] [3] The settlement was humorously called "Boneyard" because Powell was a very lean man. [2] [3] Boneyard had a cabinetmaker's shop, a blacksmith, three mercantile establishments, a cabinetmaker’s shop, a Masonic lodge (No. 179), a tan yard, a saddler's shop, the Boneyard School, and a carding machine where wool was carded for people living within a 15 mi (24 km) radius. [2] [3] [4] The population reached about 100. [2] [3]
Boneyard was destroyed by the Union Army during the American Civil War, and was never rebuilt. [2]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boneyard (historical)
- ^ a b c d e Riley, Franklin Lafayette (1902). "Extinct Towns and Villages of Mississippi". In Riley, Franklin Lafayette (ed.). Publications of the Mississippi Historical Society. Vol. 5. Mississippi Historical Society. pp. 315–316.
- ^ a b c d Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 264.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boneyard School (historical)
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