Baleshed (also Baleshed Landing and Stack Landing) is a ghost town in Issaquena County, Mississippi, United States.[1] Baleshed was located on the Mississippi River.

Baleshed, Mississippi
Ghost town
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Coordinates: 32°50′34″N 91°06′19″W
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Issaquena
Elevation	105 ft (32 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID	711144[1]

Baleshed was established on land which had been granted to Stephen Duncan in 1833. The town was named for a shed located there where bales of cotton were stored prior to shipping.[2]

Baleshed had a post office, and a population of 24 in 1900.[3] The post office operated under the name Baleshed from 1888 to 1917.[4]

In 2000, an extant stone vault used to store money remained there.[5]

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