Shankstown, Mississippi

Shankstown, Mississippi is an extinct settlement that was located two miles northeast of Coonbox and six miles north of Old Greenville in Jefferson County, Mississippi.

[1] The settlement had a U.S. post office and a number of businesses in the first half of the 19th century.

[1] There was a stagecoach route between Port Gibson and Natchez that stopped at Shankstown three times a week.

[2] According to the Mississippi Historical Society in 1901, Shankstown was "named for a gentleman, Mr. Shanks, who had a hotel at this place at an early date.

[1] In 1963, there were plans for a nature trail past the site of Shankstown.