Wheeling, Mississippi

Wheeling is a ghost town located in Itawamba County, Mississippi.

Wheeling, Mississippi
Wheeling
Wheeling
Coordinates: 34°08′27″N 88°22′44″W
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyItawamba
Elevation
246 ft (75 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID706280[1]

Established in the early 19th century following the sale of the Chickasaw lands, Wheeling was a port on the Tombigbee River, located "a few miles below" the village of Van Buren. Wheeling had a hotel and merchants, though "its life was very short", and Van Buren absorbed its businesses.[2]

The former settlement is today covered by forest, located on the east bank of the Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway.

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