Shellmound is an unincorporated community located in Leflore County, Mississippi, United States, located approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Greenwood and approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) southeast of Schlater near U.S. Highway 49E.
Shellmound is named for a nearby mound that had a large amount of shells on the surface.
[2] The area was possibly the site of a battle between the Chakchiuma and allied Choctaw and Chickasaw.
[5] Shellmound is home to one of Leflore County's seven Mississippi Blues Trail markers (at Racetrack Plantation).
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