Duncansby, Mississippi

Duncansby is a ghost town in Issaquena County, Mississippi, United States.[1]

Duncansby, Mississippi
Ghost town
Duncansby is located in Mississippi
Duncansby
Duncansby
Duncansby is located in the United States
Duncansby
Duncansby
Coordinates: 32°57′51″N 91°04′47″W
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyIssaquena
Elevation
102 ft (31 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID687591[1]

Duncansby was located on a stretch of the Mississippi River known as Duncansby Chute.[2]

History

In 1844, nearby Skipwith became the first county seat. In 1848, the county seat was moved to Duncansby. Later that year, the county seat was moved to Tallula.[3]

During the 19th century, the town erected dikes to reduce river flooding.[2]

In 1900, Duncansby had two churches, and a population of 157.[4] A post office operated from 1874 to 1919.[5]

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began construction of the Sarah Cutoff in 1935, which created Old River Chute, an oxbow lake, and removed Duncansby from the contiguous Mississippi River.[6]

Nothing remains of the former community.

References
  1. "Duncansby Landing, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Annual Report of the Mississippi River Commission. Mississippi River Commission. 1884. p. 423.
  3. Hellmann, Paul T. (2006). Historical Gazetteer of the United States. Routledge. p. 599. ISBN 1135948593.
  4. Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 666.
  5. "Issaquena County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  6. Bragg, Marion (1977). "Historic Names and Places on the Lower Mississippi River" (PDF). Mississippi River Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-02-24.
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