Shellmound, Mississippi | |
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Coordinates: 33°36′23″N 90°16′47″W / 33.60639°N 90.27972°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Mississippi |
County | Leflore |
Elevation | 135 ft (41 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 38930 |
Area code | 662 |
GNIS feature ID | 692223 [1] |
Shellmound is an unincorporated community located in Leflore County, Mississippi, United States, located approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Greenwood and approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) southeast of Schlater near U.S. Highway 49E.
It is part of the Greenwood, Mississippi micropolitan area.
Shellmound is named for a nearby mound that had a large amount of shells on the surface. [2] The area was possibly the site of a battle between the Chakchiuma and allied Choctaw and Chickasaw. [3] Shellmound was founded as a landing on the Tallahatchie River and was one of the earliest settlements on the Tallahatchie. The community served as a distribution point for the area between the river and McNutt. In the late 1800s, Shellmound had four general stores, a doctor, and a population of 150. [4]
A post office operated under the name Shellmound from 1854 to 1921. [5]
Shellmound is home to one of Leflore County's seven Mississippi Blues Trail markers (at Racetrack Plantation). [6]