Garlandville is an unincorporated community in Jasper County, Mississippi, United States. Garlandville is 8.2 miles (13.2 km) south-southeast of Newton along Mississippi Highway 504.

Garlandville was first settled in 1833 and is one of the oldest communities in Jasper County.[2] Garlandville was named for John Garland, a half-breed Choctaw who operated a tavern in the area. Prior to the American Civil War, Garlandville reached the most prosperous point in its history.[3]

Two companies of the Confederate States Army were raised in Garlandville: a Captain Chatfield's of the 20th Mississippi Infantry and a Captain Loper's of the 37th Mississippi Infantry.[3]

During Grierson's Raid, the Union Army rode through Garlandville. One horse was killed and one soldier was seriously wounded when three shots were fired by home guard soldiers in Garlandville.[4]

After the Civil War ended, most of the merchants and citizens moved away from Garlandville and only a few small businesses remained.[3]

A post office operated under the name Garlandville from 1834 to 1953.[5]

Notes

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Garlandville, Mississippi
  2. ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 761.
  3. ^ a b c Riley, Franklin (1902). Publications of the Mississippi Historical Society, Volume 5. Oxford, Mississippi: University of Mississippi. p. 344.
  4. ^ Greene, E. B. (1907). Transactions for the Illinois State Historical Society for the Year 1907. Springfield, Illinois: Illinois State Historical Library. p. 127.
  5. ^ "Jasper County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 9, 2021.


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