Gholson, Mississippi

Gholson
Unincorporated community
Gholson is located in Mississippi
Gholson
Gholson
Location within the state of Mississippi
Coordinates: 32°56′11″N 88°44′02″W / 32.93639°N 88.73389°W / 32.93639; -88.73389
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyNoxubee
Elevation
558 ft (170 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID670367[1]

Gholson (formerly known as Meander) is an unincorporated community in Noxubee County, Mississippi. The community is southwest of Shuqualak.

History

In 1900, Gholson had a population of 58 and two churches.[2] A post office operated under the name Gholson from 1838 to 1976.[3]

Gholson was once home to the Summerville Institute.[4] The institute, founded by Thomas S. Gathright in 1854,[5][6] was the only functioning secondary school in Mississippi during the Civil War.[7] It was damaged by a fire in 1869 and rebuilt. The school continued to exist until it was again destroyed by fire in 1875.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Gholson". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 787.
  3. ^ "Noxubee County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
  4. ^ "Schools--Mississippi. Summerville Institute (Gholson)". cwrgm.org. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  5. ^ McCaughey, Molly Kate; Young, Nancy. "Gathright, Thomas S. (1829–1880)". The Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  6. ^ a b "In Memoriam: Hon. Thomas Sanford Gathright". Dallas Herald. Dallas, Texas. June 26, 1880. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Summerville Institute". Historical Marker Database. Retrieved April 5, 2024.


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