Shiloh, Mississippi | |
Settlement Type: | Ghost town |
Pushpin Map: | Mississippi#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Shiloh |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
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: | 102 |
Coordinates: | 32.6717°N -91.0906°W |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 711155 |
Shiloh is a ghost town located in Issaquena County, Mississippi, United States. Shiloh Landing was its port on the Mississippi River.
Shiloh began as a plantation owned by Richard Christmas, who in 1860 held 160 enslaved laborers there.[1] [2] A post office operated under the name Shiloh Landing from 1892 to 1901 and under the name Shiloh from 1901 to 1932.[3]
In 1900, Shiloh had a post office and a population of 78.[4]
Nothing remains of Shiloh, which today is uninhabited and covered by forest to river's edge.