Duncansby, Mississippi
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Duncansby is a ghost town in Issaquena County, Mississippi, United States.[1]
Duncansby was located on a stretch of the Mississippi River known as Duncansby Chute.[2]
History
In 1844, nearby Skipwith became the first county seat. In 1848, the county seat was moved to Duncansby. Later that year, the county seat was moved to Tallula.[3]
During the 19th century, the town erected dikes to reduce river flooding.[2]
In 1900, Duncansby had two churches, and a population of 157.[4] A post office operated from 1874 to 1919.[5]
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began construction of the Sarah Cutoff in 1935, which created Old River Chute, an oxbow lake, and removed Duncansby from the contiguous Mississippi River.[6]
Nothing remains of the former community.
References
- ^ a b "Duncansby Landing, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b Annual Report of the Mississippi River Commission. Mississippi River Commission. 1884. p. 423.
- ISBN 1135948593.
- ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 666.
- ^ "Issaquena County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ Bragg, Marion (1977). "Historic Names and Places on the Lower Mississippi River" (PDF). Mississippi River Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-02-24.