Shiloh, Mississippi facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Shiloh, Mississippi
Ghost town
Part of Issaquena County along the Mississippi River mapped sometime between 1866 to 1874; Col. Christmas' Shiloh Egypt plantation had cabins that had formerly been used as slave quarters, a main residence, and a cotton gin
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Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Issaquena
Elevation	102 ft (31 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID	711155

Shiloh is a ghost town located in Issaquena County, Mississippi, United States. Shiloh Landing was its port on the Mississippi River.

Shiloh began as a plantation owned by Richard Christmas, who in 1860 held 160 enslaved laborers there. A post office operated under the name Shiloh Landing from 1892 to 1901 and under the name Shiloh from 1901 to 1932.

In 1900, Shiloh had a post office and a population of 78.

Nothing remains of Shiloh, which today is uninhabited and covered by forest to river's edge.