Blackland, Mississippi

Blackland is an unincorporated community in Prentiss County, Mississippi, United States.

[1] One of the earliest settlers in Blackland was Joshua Bowdry from Kentucky, who settled in the area in 1844.

[5] In 1933, the building was dismantled and moved 100 yards south to its present location.

[7] On June 4, 1862, a skirmish was fought in Blackland prior to the Battle of Booneville.

This Prentiss County, Mississippi state location article is a stub.

Map of Mississippi highlighting Prentiss County