Boneyard is a ghost town in Alcorn County, Mississippi, United States.

Boneyard was established by William Powell in the 1830s along a stage coach route running between Jacinto, Mississippi and La Grange, Tennessee.

[2][3] The settlement was humorously called "Boneyard" because Powell was a very lean man.

179), a tan yard, a saddler's shop, the Boneyard School, and a carding machine where wool was carded for people living within a 15 mi (24 km) radius.

[2][3] Boneyard was destroyed by the Union Army during the American Civil War, and was never rebuilt.