Boneyard, Mississippi

Boneyard is a ghost town in Alcorn County, Mississippi, United States.[1] It was located 8.9 mi (14.3 km) miles west of Corinth.

Boneyard, Mississippi
Ghost town
Boneyard, Mississippi is located in Mississippi
Boneyard, Mississippi
Boneyard, Mississippi
Location in Mississippi
Boneyard, Mississippi is located in the United States
Boneyard, Mississippi
Boneyard, Mississippi
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 34°54′08″N 88°40′18″W
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyAlcorn
Elevation
538 ft (164 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID706834[1]

History

Boneyard was established by William Powell in the 1830s along a stage coach route running between Jacinto, Mississippi and La Grange, Tennessee.[2][3] The settlement was humorously called "Boneyard" because Powell was a very lean man.[2][3] Boneyard had a cabinetmaker's shop, a blacksmith, three mercantile establishments, a cabinetmaker’s shop, a Masonic lodge (No. 179), a tan yard, a saddler's shop, the Boneyard School, and a carding machine where wool was carded for people living within a 15 mi (24 km) radius.[2][3][4] The population reached about 100.[2][3]

Boneyard was destroyed by the Union Army during the American Civil War, and was never rebuilt.[2]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boneyard (historical)
  2. Riley, Franklin Lafayette (1902). Riley, Franklin Lafayette (ed.). Extinct Towns and Villages of Mississippi. pp. 315–316. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  3. Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 264.
  4. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boneyard School (historical)
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