Heathman, Mississippi

Heathman, Mississippi
Unincorporated community

The Heathman Plantation Commissary is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Heathman, Mississippi
Heathman, Mississippi
Coordinates: 33°26′24″N 90°43′13″W / 33.44000°N 90.72028°W / 33.44000; -90.72028Coordinates: 33°26′24″N 90°43′13″W / 33.44000°N 90.72028°W / 33.44000; -90.72028
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Sunflower
Elevation 125 ft (38 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 38751
Area code(s) 662
GNIS feature ID 671056[1]

Heathman is an unincorporated community located in Sunflower County, Mississippi. Heathman is located just off U.S. Route 82 on Heathman Road and approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Indianola and 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Holly Ridge.

The Heathman Plantation is located here.

In 1900, Heathman had a money-order post office, and a population of 35.[2]

An active freight line of the Columbus and Greenville Railway passes through Heathman.[3]

Heathman is the birthplace of George Washington Lee, known as "Lieutenant Lee of Beale Street". Lee moved to Memphis, Tennessee where he became a successful author and civic leader.

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Heathman, Mississippi
  2. ↑ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 857.
  3. ↑ "Columbus & Greenville Railway (CAGY) - Overview". Genesee & Wyoming Inc. Retrieved October 2014. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)


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