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Cheraw is an unincorporated community in Marion County, Mississippi, United States.

Cheraw, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Cheraw, Mississippi
Cheraw, Mississippi
Coordinates: 31°9′21″N 89°50′36″W
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyMarion
Elevation
148 ft (45 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID668362[1]

History


Cheraw was founded in 1905, and named after Cheraw, South Carolina.[2]

Reverend Isom Pounds and Margaret Parker Pounds were said to have co-founded the town when, following marriage, they relocated there from Cheraw, South Carolina in the early 1800s.[3]

The word "Cheraw" references a tribe of indigenous peoples (Native Americans) who inhabited the Southeastern Woodlands region of the United States.[4] Genealogical records indicate that Margaret Parker was of Cheraw decent.[5]


References


  1. "Cheraw". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 21. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.
  3. GENI: Margaret Parker Pounds, Co-Founder of Cheraw, MS
  4. Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 21. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.
  5. Geni: Simon Parker, Old Cheraw, Marion's Raider


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