Chotard, Mississippi

Chotard, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Chotard, Mississippi

Location within the state of Mississippi

Coordinates: 32°35′26″N 91°01′20″W / 32.59056°N 91.02222°W / 32.59056; -91.02222Coordinates: 32°35′26″N 91°01′20″W / 32.59056°N 91.02222°W / 32.59056; -91.02222
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Issaquena
Elevation 102 ft (31 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
GNIS feature ID 711146[1]

Chotard (also Chotard Landing and Woodland) is an unincorporated community in Issaquena County, Mississippi.[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 Lake and Albemarle Lake, 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 fisherman. The Chotard Landing Resort is located there, and a private boat launch may be accessed for a fee.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Chotard, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. 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 2013-02-24.
  4. ↑ Gentry, Phillip (December 30, 2009). "Goin' Deep". Mississippi Sportsman.
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