Chotard, Mississippi

Chotard (also Chotard Landing and Woodland) is an unincorporated community in Issaquena County, Mississippi, United States.[1]

Chotard, Mississippi
Chotard
Chotard
Coordinates: 32°35′26″N 91°01′20″W
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyIssaquena
Elevation
102 ft (31 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID711146[1]

Chotard originated as a postal village located directly on the Mississippi River, and had a population of 111 in 1900.[2]

In 1934, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began construction of the Newman Cutoff, which created Chotard and Albemarle Lakes, both oxbow lakes, and removed Chotard from the contiguous Mississippi River.[3]

Cottages now line the lake's edge at Chotard, and the community has become a destination for sport fishermen. The Chotard Landing Resort is located there, and a private boat launch may be accessed for a fee.[4]

References

  1. "Chotard, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 418.
  3. 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.
  4. Gentry, Phillip (December 30, 2009). "Goin' Deep". Mississippi Sportsman.


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