Shellmound, Mississippi

Shellmound is an unincorporated community located in Leflore County, Mississippi, United States, located approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Greenwood and approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) southeast of Schlater near U.S. Highway 49E.

Shellmound, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Shellmound is located in Mississippi
Shellmound
Shellmound
Shellmound is located in the United States
Shellmound
Shellmound
Coordinates: 33°36′23″N 90°16′47″W
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyLeflore
Elevation
135 ft (41 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
38930
Area code662
GNIS feature ID692223[1]

It is part of the Greenwood, Mississippi micropolitan area.

History

Shellmound is named for a nearby mound that had a large amount of shells on the surface.[2] The area was possibly the site of a battle between the Chakchiuma and allied Choctaw and Chickasaw.[3] Shellmound was founded as a landing on the Tallahatchie River and was one of the earliest settlements on the Tallahatchie. The community served as a distribution point for the area between the river and McNutt. In the late 1800s, Shellmound had four general stores, a doctor, and a population of 150.[4]

A post office operated under the name Shellmound from 1854 to 1921.[5]

Music

Shellmound is home to one of Leflore County's seven Mississippi Blues Trail markers (at Racetrack Plantation).[6]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shellmound, Mississippi
  2. Brown, Calvin Smith (1926). Archeology of Mississippi. Oxford, Mississippi: University of Mississippi. p. 95.
  3. Mississippi: The WPA Guide to the Magnolia State. New York, New York: Viking Press. 1938. p. 466.
  4. Upper Yazoo Projects Reformulation Study. Vicksburg, Mississippi: United States Army Engineer District Vicksburg. 1994. pp. 19–50.
  5. "Leflore County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
  6. "County Blues Markers". Greenwood Commonwealth. December 29, 2011.


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