Australia (also Australia Landing) is a former town located in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States.[1] Australia was located on the Mississippi River.[2]
Australia | |
|---|---|
Former town | |
  Australia  Australia | |
| Coordinates: 34°03′56″N 90°52′40″W / 34.06556°N 90.87778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Bolivar |
| Elevation | 157 ft (48 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
History edit
Andrew Jackson Donelson, a planter, purchased 1,579 acres (639 ha) of land at Australia in 1857.[3]
Australia had a post office from 1858 to 1908.[4]
The population was 38 in 1900.[2]
The "Cessions Towhead Chute", a cutoff constructed on the Mississippi River, left Australia situated on a narrow channel no longer used for navigation.
Nothing remains of the settlement.
References edit
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Australia Landing
- ^ a b Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 176.
- ^ Cheathem, Mark R. (2012). Ballard, Michael B.; Cheathem, Mark R. (eds.). Slavery, Plantation Life, and Debt in Tennessee and Mississippi: The Example of Andrew Jackson Donelson. University Press of Mississippi. p. 17. ISBN 9781617036392.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ "Post Offices". Postalhistory.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
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