Warrenton, Mississippi
Warrenton, Mississippi | |
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.jpg) Old Hopewell Cemetery | |
  Warrenton, Mississippi  Warrenton, Mississippi | |
| Coordinates: 32°14′51″N 90°55′42″W / 32.24750°N 90.92833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Warren |
| Elevation | 105 ft (32 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 679355[1] |
Warrenton is an unincorporated community in Warren County, Mississippi. It is located approximately 5 miles south of Vicksburg on U.S. Route 61.
Warrenton is part of the Vicksburg Micropolitan Statistical Area.
History
[edit]The earliest settlement in this community was Hopewell Methodist Church and Cemetery, established in 1805. It was the first church in Warren County, and still exists a short distance east of Warrenton.[2][3]
Sometime after 1809, a brick courthouse was constructed at Warrenton, and the town became the first county seat.[4]
A post office was established in 1811,[5] and the town incorporated in 1820.[6]
At the time, Warrenton was the largest, most centrally located, and most important place in the county.[7]
Nearby Vicksburg began to prosper due to its better landing, higher location, and more vigorous leadership. The county seat was moved there in 1825.[4][8]
During the 1830s, Warrenton continued as a place of cotton export.[9]
Due to the town's low-lying swampy location, it suffered from river floods and epidemics such as yellow fever, smallpox and cholera.[8]
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During the Civil War, Confederate forces established a fortification at Warrenton. The town was badly damaged by shelling during the war.[8]
Warrenton was a stop on the Vicksburg, Pensacola and Ship Island Railroad, constructed in the 1870s.[5]
After 1883, the river moved westward, leaving a sandbank between the town and its port. The town quickly declined. In 1903, the post office was removed.[5][8]
Today, the community is a mix of agriculture and residential properties. Nothing remains of the original settlement but the Hopewell Church and Cemetery. The Vicksburg Airport is located at the south end of Warrenton.
References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Warrenton, Mississippi
- ^ Southern Lady (September 19, 2011). "Old Hopewell Cemetery, Warren County, MS". Welcome to Southern Lagniappe.
- ^ "The Country Churches of Warren County, Mississippi" (PDF). Mississippi Department of Archives and History. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
- ^ a b Cotton, Gordon. "History of Warren County, Mississippi". Warren County. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
- ^ a b c Howe, Tony. "Warrenton, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
- ^ Statutes of the Mississippi Territory. P. Isler, Printer to the Territory. 1824.
- ^ Rohrbough, Malcolm J. (2008). Trans-Appalachian Frontier: People, Societies, and Institutions, 1775-1850. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0253219329.
- ^ a b c d Bragg, Marion (1977). Historic Names and Places on the Lower Mississippi River (PDF). Mississippi River Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 24, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
- ^ Flint, Timothy (1833). The History and Geography of the Mississippi Valley to which is Appended a Condensed Physical Geography of the Atlantic United States, and the Whole American Continent. E.H. Flint.
External links
[edit]- Map from 1842 showing the location of Warrenton in Mississippi
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