Leota, Mississippi

Leota is a ghost town located in Washington County, Mississippi, United States.[1] The settlement, along with its river port Leota Landing, were at one time located directly on the Mississippi River.[2][3]

Leota, Mississippi
Ghost town
Leota
Coordinates: 33°06′16″N 91°04′34″W
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyWashington
Elevation
115 ft (35 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID687243[1]

History

Both Leota and Leota Landing were established on the Leota Plantation, founded in 1825 by Isaac Worthington. The plantation was located a few miles north on the Mississippi River from the former county seat of Princeton.[4]

The plantation was named by Worthington's daughter Annie, after a favorite fictional character.[4]

Leota was a leading river port between Memphis, Tennessee and Vicksburg, Mississippi, and was a shipping point for cotton.[4]

Leota was incorporated in 1882.[5]

The settlement had a post office, and a population of 50 in 1900.[3]

Little remains of the settlement, which is today covered by forest and a portion of the Mississippi River levee.[4]

Notable people

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Leota
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Leota Landing
  3. Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 90.
  4. Woods, Woody (2010). Delta Plantations - The Beginning. Troy (Woody) Woods. pp. 75, 76, 184. ISBN 9780615383958.
  5. Laws of the State of Mississippi. Mississippi State Printer. 1882. p. 432.
  6. Smith, Jr, J. Clay (1999). Emancipation: The Making of the Black Lawyer, 1844-1944. University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 300. ISBN 0812216857.
  7. Thompson, Julius E. (2006). Lynchings in Mississippi: A History, 1865-1965. McFarland. p. 30. ISBN 9781476604251.
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