Baleshed, Mississippi | |
Settlement Type: | Ghost town |
Pushpin Map: | Mississippi#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Baleshed |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Mississippi |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Issaquena |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 105 |
Coordinates: | 32.8428°N -91.1053°W |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 711144 |
Baleshed (also Baleshed Landing and Stack Landing) is a ghost town in Issaquena County, Mississippi, United States. Baleshed was located on the Mississippi River.
Baleshed was established on land which had been granted to Stephen Duncan in 1833. The town was named for a shed located there where bales of cotton were stored prior to shipping.[1]
Baleshed had a post office, and a population of 24 in 1900.[2] The post office operated under the name Baleshed from 1888 to 1917.[3]
In 2000, an extant stone vault used to store money remained there.[4]