Cheraw, Mississippi

Cheraw is an unincorporated community in Marion County, Mississippi, United States.

Cheraw, Mississippi
Cheraw, Mississippi
Cheraw, Mississippi
Coordinates: 31°9′21″N 89°50′36″W
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyMarion
Elevation
148 ft (45 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID668362[1]

History

Cheraw was founded in 1905, and named after Cheraw, South Carolina.[2]

Reverend Isom Pounds and Margaret Parker Pounds were said to have co-founded the town when, following marriage, they relocated there from Cheraw, South Carolina in the early 1800s.[3]

The word "Cheraw" references a tribe of indigenous peoples (Native Americans) who inhabited the Southeastern Woodlands region of the United States.[4] Genealogical records indicate that Margaret Parker was of Cheraw decent.[5]

References

  1. "Cheraw". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 21. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.
  3. GENI: Margaret Parker Pounds, Co-Founder of Cheraw, MS
  4. Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 21. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.
  5. Geni: Simon Parker, Old Cheraw, Marion's Raider


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