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Ben Lomond is a ghost town in Issaquena County, Mississippi, United States.[1]
Ben Lomond, Mississippi | |
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Ghost town | |
  Ben Lomond  Ben Lomond | |
| Coordinates: 32°48′10″N 91°08′18″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Issaquena |
| Elevation | 98 ft (30 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 711145[1] |
The community originated as a Mississippi River port on the Ben Lomond Plantation, owned by George M. Brown. A gin-house was located near the town.[2]
Ben Lomond had a landing for steamboats and a post office. It was located across the river from Lake Providence, Louisiana.[3]
Ben Lomond had a population of 26 in 1900.[4]
A post office operated under the name Ben Lomond from 1879 to 1913.[5]
The former community is today submerged in the Mississippi River.
References
- "Ben Lomond Landing, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- Reports of the Mississippi River Commission. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1885. p. 141.
- Goodwin, James Wells; Desty, Robert; Boyle, Peyton (1891). The Federal Reporter. Vol. 45. West Publishing. p. 371.
- Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 230.
- "Issaquena County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
Municipalities and communities of Issaquena County, Mississippi, United States | ||
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County seat: Mayersville | ||
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