Garlandville, Mississippi

Garlandville is an unincorporated community in Jasper County, Mississippi, United States. Garlandville is 8.2 miles (13.2 km) south-southeast of Newton along Mississippi Highway 504.

Garlandville, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Closed store in Garlandville
Closed store in Garlandville
Garlandville is located in Mississippi
Garlandville
Garlandville
Garlandville is located in the United States
Garlandville
Garlandville
Coordinates: 32°13′11″N 89°07′21″W
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyJasper
Elevation
456 ft (139 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code601
GNIS feature ID693284[1]

Garlandville was first settled in 1833 and is one of the oldest communities in Jasper County.[2] Garlandville was named for John Garland, a half-breed Choctaw who operated a tavern in the area. Prior to the American Civil War, Garlandville reached the most prosperous point in its history.[3]

Two companies of the Confederate States Army were raised in Garlandville: a Captain Chatfield's of the 20th Mississippi Infantry and a Captain Lopo's of the 37th Mississippi Infantry.[3]

During Grierson's Raid, the Union Army rode through Garlandville. One horse was killed and one soldier was seriously wounded when three shots were fired by home guard soldiers in Garlandville.[4]

After the Civil War ended, most of the merchants and citizens moved away from Garlandville and only a few small businesses remained.[3]

A post office operated under the name Garlandville from 1834 to 1953.[5]

Notes
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Garlandville, Mississippi
  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. 761.
  3. Riley, Franklin (1902). Publications of the Mississippi Historical Society, Volume 5. Oxford, Mississippi: University of Mississippi. p. 344.
  4. Greene, E. B. (1907). Transactions for the Illinois State Historical Society for the Year 1907. Springfield, Illinois: Illinois State Historical Library. p. 127.
  5. "Jasper County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 9, 2021.


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