Australia, Mississippi

Australia (also Australia Landing) is a former town located in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States.[1] Australia was located on the Mississippi River.[2]

Australia
Former town
Australia is located in Mississippi
Australia
Australia
Australia is located in the United States
Australia
Australia
Coordinates: 34°03′56″N 90°52′40″W
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyBolivar
Elevation
[1]
157 ft (48 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)

History

Andrew Jackson Donelson, a planter, purchased 1,579 acres (639 ha) of land at Australia in 1857.[3]

Australia had a post office from 1858 to 1908.[4]

The population was 38 in 1900.[2]

The "Cessions Towhead Chute", a cutoff constructed on the Mississippi River, left Australia situated on a narrow channel no longer used for navigation.

Nothing remains of the settlement.

References
  2. Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 176.
  3. Cheathem, Mark R. (2012). Ballard, Michael B.; Cheathem, Mark R. (eds.). Slavery, Plantation Life, and Debt in Tennessee and Mississippi: The Example of Andrew Jackson Donelson. p. 17. ISBN 9781617036392. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  4. "Post Offices". Postalhistory.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2016.


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