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31°45′31″N 91°10′22″W / 31.75861°N 91.17278°W / 31.75861; -91.17278
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Uniontown, Mississippi
Ghost town
Uniontown is located in Mississippi
Uniontown
Uniontown
Uniontown is located in the United States
Uniontown
Uniontown
Coordinates: 31°45′31″N 91°10′22″W / 31.75861°N 91.17278°W / 31.75861; -91.17278
CountryUnited States
State Mississippi
County Jefferson
Elevation
187 ft (57 m)
Time zone UTC-6 ( Central (CST))
 • Summer ( DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID686442 [1]

Uniontown is a ghost town in Jefferson County, Mississippi, United States.

Established along the Natchez Trace (also called the "Old Natchez Road") in the late 18th century, the settlement is now extinct, though "the main street is still visible running parallel to the trace". [2]

History

Uniontown was located south of Coles Creek, approximately 22 mi (35 km) northeast of Natchez.

William Ferguson, an early settler, acquired land in the area in the late 18th century and established Uniontown. [2]

Uniontown was platted into streets, and a cotton gin manufacturer established there about 1797. Other businesses included a tannery, public gin, wagon and plow maker, weaver, cabinet maker, boot maker, bull-whip maker, and coonskin cap maker. [3] The Bethel Presbyterian Church was established in Uniontown in 1804. [4]

Decline

Factors contributing the Uniontown's decline include not being selected as the county seat, and the death of William Ferguson in 1801. [2] By 1810, a traveler noted that "Uniontown is a small village of three or four houses in decay". [5]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Uniontown (historical)
  2. ^ a b c Bachleda, F. Lynne (2013). Guide to the Natchez Trace Parkway. Menasha Ridge. p. 80. ISBN  9780897329255.
  3. ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 836.
  4. ^ Johnson, Sylvester (2013). Pasquier, Michael (ed.). Religion and American Empire in Mississippi. Indiana University Press. p. 32. ISBN  978-0253008084. {{ cite book}}: |work= ignored ( help)
  5. ^ Cuming, Fortescue (1810). Cuming's Tour to the Western Country. Applewood. p. 317. ISBN  9781429000406.
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