Onward had a post office from about 1879 to 1975 but it closed after population decline.[2] The post office was housed in Onward Store in the early to mid-twentieth century.
A state historical highway marker on the grounds of Onward Store commemorates the creation of the Teddy Bear.[3] In 1902, former United States PresidentTheodore Roosevelt was on a bear hunt at nearby Smedes Plantation. He refused to shoot a captive bear, and political cartoonists commented on this. The events inspired the creation of the Teddy Bear stuffed toy, named after Roosevelt.
A map from 1873 shows Onward located approximately 0.4 mi (0.64 km) west of its current location, at the confluence of Black Bayou and Deer Creek, with the towns of "Reality" and "Good Intent" located to the south.[4] The settlement likely moved to avoid flooding of those waterways.
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^U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Onward, Mississippi
onward, mississippi, onward, unincorporated, community, located, sharkey, county, mississippi, junction, mississippi, highway, route, located, here, onward, approximately, miles, south, cary, approximately, miles, north, valley, park, unincorporated, community. Onward is an unincorporated community located in Sharkey County Mississippi The junction of Mississippi Highway 1 and U S Route 61 is located here Onward is approximately 6 miles 9 7 km south of Cary and approximately 9 miles 14 km north of Valley Park Onward MississippiUnincorporated communityOnward MississippiShow map of MississippiOnward MississippiShow map of the United StatesCoordinates 32 43 31 N 90 56 31 W 32 72528 N 90 94194 W 32 72528 90 94194CountryUnited StatesStateMississippiCountySharkeyElevation102 ft 31 m Time zoneUTC 6 Central CST Summer DST UTC 5 CDT ZIP code39159Area code662GNIS feature ID675291 1 Onward had a post office from about 1879 to 1975 but it closed after population decline 2 The post office was housed in Onward Store in the early to mid twentieth century A state historical highway marker on the grounds of Onward Store commemorates the creation of the Teddy Bear 3 In 1902 former United States President Theodore Roosevelt was on a bear hunt at nearby Smedes Plantation He refused to shoot a captive bear and political cartoonists commented on this The events inspired the creation of the Teddy Bear stuffed toy named after Roosevelt A map from 1873 shows Onward located approximately 0 4 mi 0 64 km west of its current location at the confluence of Black Bayou and Deer Creek with the towns of Reality and Good Intent located to the south 4 The settlement likely moved to avoid flooding of those waterways Gallery edit nbsp Onward StoreReferences edit U S Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System Onward Mississippi Jim Forte Postal History State Historical Markers Mississippi Department of Archives amp History www mdah ms gov Searles Jas M Stratton David 1873 Map of the County of Issaquena Mississippi Hugh Lewis nbsp This Sharkey County Mississippi state location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Onward Mississippi amp oldid 1167426528, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
