Heathman, Mississippi

Heathman is an unincorporated community in Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States.[1] Heathman is located within the Mississippi Delta near U.S. Route 82 on Heathman Road, approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Indianola and 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Holly Ridge.

Heathman, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
The Heathman Plantation Commissary is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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Coordinates: 33°26′24″N 90°43′13″W
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Sunflower
Elevation	125 ft (38 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	38751
Area code(s)	662
GNIS feature ID	671056[1]

The Columbus and Greenville Railway passes through Heathman.[2]

History

In 1900, Heathman had a money-order post office and a population of 35.[3]

The Heathman Plantation is located within the settlement.

Notable people

Heathman is the birthplace of George Washington Lee, known as "Lieutenant Lee of Beale Street", an author and civic leader in Memphis, Tennessee.

References

1. "Heathman, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
2. "Columbus & Greenville Railway (CAGY) - Overview". Genesee & Wyoming Inc. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
3. Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 857. Retrieved June 12, 2017.