Chotard, Mississippi

Chotard, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Chotard is located in Mississippi
Chotard
Chotard
Chotard is located in the United States
Chotard
Chotard
Coordinates: 32°35′26″N 91°01′20″W / 32.59056°N 91.02222°W / 32.59056; -91.02222
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyIssaquena
Elevation
102 ft (31 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID711146[1]

Chotard (also Chotard Landing and Woodland) is an unincorporated community in Issaquena County, Mississippi, United States.[1]

Chotard originated as a postal village located directly on the Mississippi River, and had a population of 111 in 1900.[2]

In 1934, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began construction of the Newman Cutoff, which created Chotard and Albemarle Lakes, both oxbow lakes, and removed Chotard from the contiguous Mississippi River.[3]

Cottages now line the lake's edge at Chotard, and the community has become a destination for sport fishermen. The Chotard Landing Resort is located there, and a private boat launch may be accessed for a fee.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Chotard, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  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. 418.
  3. ^ Bragg, Marion (1977). "Historic Names and Places on the Lower Mississippi River" (PDF). Mississippi River Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 24, 2013.
  4. ^ Gentry, Phillip (December 30, 2009). "Goin' Deep". Mississippi Sportsman.


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