Heathman, Mississippi
Appearance
Heathman, Mississippi | |
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The Heathman Plantation Commissary is listed on the National Register of Historic Places | |
Coordinates: 33°26′24″N 90°43′13″W / 33.44000°N 90.72028°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 | 662 |
GNIS feature ID | 671056[1] |
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.
The Columbus and Greenville Railway passes through Heathman.[2]
History
[edit]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
[edit]Heathman is the birthplace of George Washington Lee, known as "Lieutenant Lee of Beale Street", an author and civic leader in Memphis, Tennessee.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Heathman, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
- ^ "Columbus & Greenville Railway (CAGY) - Overview". Genesee & Wyoming Inc. Archived from the original on December 2, 2010. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
- ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 857. Retrieved June 12, 2017.