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
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Coordinates: 34°54′08″N 88°40′18″W
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Alcorn
Elevation	538 ft (164 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID	706834[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]

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