History of Issaquena County

Issaquena County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. It lies in the southernmost part of the Mississippi Delta Region with Mayersville as its county seat.  The county was created from Washington County in 1844.  The name of the county is derived from a Native American name meaning “Deer River.” At the time, the Governor of Mississippi was Albert Brown; John Tyler was the United States President. 

Website with a plethora of information on Issaquena County from the earliest of times.

https://sites.rootsweb.com/~msissaq2/ 

https://www.msrailroads.com/Towns/

Current Communities:

Incorporated towns:

• Mayersville no train

Unincorporated communities:

• Fitler no train

• Grace 182.3 miles from Memphis via Coahoma

o   Town incorporated:  8-4-1899

o   Post office:  11-20-1889 to present

o   Railroads:  Y&MV

Businesses (per R. G. Dun & Co.)

Byall & Wineman- general store 1910

H. Danzig- general store 1910

J. Fowler & Son- blacksmiths 1910

Grace Mercantile Co. general store 1910

Robert J. Luhm & Sons- general store and planters 1910

Joe Potaro (near)- grocery 1910

B. Tanner- general store 1910

H. D. Webb- drugs 1910

• Tallulah no train

• Valley Park (Halpin) 198.2 miles from Memphis

o   Town incorporated:  10-18-1899

o   Post office:  Halpin- 10-16-1884 to 9-18-1890

o                         Valley Park- 9-19-1890 to present **

o   Railroads: M&V- LNO&T- Y&MV- IC- ICG

Past Communities:

• Addie  no train   another town by this name in Simpson County

• Albermarle no train

• Ashland  no train

• Baleshed no train

• Booth 

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• Carolina  no train

• Chotard  no train

• Cottonwood  no train

• Duncansby  no train

• Elleslie  no train

• Elwood  no train

• Garcia  no train

• Glen Annie  no train

• Greenbriar no train

• Hardee (Biles) 201.2 miles from Memphis

o   Town incorporated:  no

o   Post office:  Biles- 12-20-1913 to 3-14-1917

Hardee- 3-15-1917 to 10-13-1920

o   Railroads: M&V- LNO&T- Y&MV- IC- ICG

• Hays Landing  no train

• Holly Ridge no train,   another town by this name in Sunflower County

• Ingomar  no train,   another town by this name in Union County

• Luxembourg  no train

• Magna Vista  no train

• Magnolia  no train,   another town by this name in Pike County

• New Mexico*  no train

• Shiloh Landing  no train

• Shipland  no train

• Skipwith Landing  no train

• Snave  no train

• Valewood  no train

• Walnut Ridge  no train

• Walsh* 202.58 miles from Memphis

o   Town incorporated:  no

o   Post office:  no

o   Railroads: M&V- LNO&T- Y&MV- IC- ICG

• Wilderness  no train

• Willette  no train