Ben Lomond, Mississippi

Ben Lomond is a ghost town in Issaquena County, Mississippi, United States.[1]

Ben Lomond, Mississippi
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Lomond
Ben
Lomond
Coordinates: 32°48′10″N 91°08′18″W
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyIssaquena
Elevation
98 ft (30 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID711145[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]

The former community is today submerged in the Mississippi River.

References

  1. "Ben Lomond Landing, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Reports of the Mississippi River Commission. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1885. p. 141.
  3. Goodwin, James Wells; Desty, Robert; Boyle, Peyton (1891). The Federal Reporter. 45. West Publishing. p. 371.
  4. Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 230.


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