Arnot
Arnot is located in Mississippi
Arnot
Arnot
Coordinates: 31°15′21″N 91°36′30″W / 31.25583°N 91.60833°W / 31.25583; -91.60833
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyAdams
Elevation
58 ft (18 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID685898[1]

Arnot is a ghost town located in Adams County, Mississippi, United States.[1]

Arnot was located on the Mississippi River, on the border with Louisiana.[2] It had a post office from 1886 to 1921.[3] In 1900, Arnot had a population of 51.[2]

Arnot is located on a barren peninsula called Jackson Point. South of the community is the Arnot Oil Field.

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Arnot, Mississippi
  2. 1 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. 170.
  3. "Post Offices". Postalhistory.com. Retrieved February 14, 2017.



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