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Shiloh, Mississippi
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
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
Shiloh, Mississippi is located in Mississippi
Shiloh, Mississippi
Shiloh, Mississippi
Location in Mississippi
Shiloh, Mississippi is located in the United States
Shiloh, Mississippi
Shiloh, Mississippi
Location in the United States
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.

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