Wheeling, Mississippi

Wheeling
Ghost town
Wheeling
Coordinates: 34°08′27″N 88°22′44″W / 34.14083°N 88.37889°W / 34.14083; -88.37889Coordinates: 34°08′27″N 88°22′44″W / 34.14083°N 88.37889°W / 34.14083; -88.37889
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Itawamba
Elevation 246 ft (75 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
GNIS feature ID 706280[1]

Wheeling is an ghost town located in Itawamba County, Mississippi.

Established in the early 19th century following the sale of the Chickasaw lands, Wheeling was a port on the Tombigbee River, located "a few miles below" the village of Van Buren. Wheeling had a hotel and merchants, though "its life was very short", and Van Buren absorbed its businesses.[2]

The former settlement is today covered by forest, located on the east bank of the Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway.

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