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List Of Ghost Towns In Mississippi
This is an incomplete list of ghost towns in Mississippi. * Arcadia, Mississippi, Arcadia * Arnot, Mississippi, Arnot * Artonish, Mississippi, Artonish * Baleshed, Mississippi, Baleshed * Bankston, Mississippi, Bankston * Beatties Bluff, Mississippi, Beatties Bluff * Ben Lomond, Mississippi, Ben Lomond * Brewton, Mississippi, Brewton * Briers, Mississippi, Briers * Bruinsburg, Mississippi, Bruinsburg * Brunswick, Mississippi, Brunswick * Camargo, Mississippi, Camargo * Colony Town, Mississippi, Colony Town * Commerce, Mississippi, Commerce * Concordia, Mississippi, Concordia * Cotton Gin Port, Mississippi, Cotton Gin Port * Delta, Mississippi, Delta * Dogtown, Mississippi, Dogtown * Duncansby, Mississippi, Duncansby * Eutaw, Mississippi, Eutaw * Fort Adams, Mississippi, Fort Adams * Gainesville, Mississippi, Gainesville * Gin, Mississippi, Gin * Grand Gulf, Mississippi, Grand Gulf * Gum Ridge, Mississippi, Gum Ridge * Holcut, Mississippi, Holcut * Holmesville, Mississippi, Holme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghost Towns
Ghost Town(s) or Ghosttown may refer to: * Ghost town, a town that has been abandoned Film and television * ''Ghost Town'' (1936 film), an American Western film by Harry L. Fraser * ''Ghost Town'' (1956 film), an American Western film by Allen H. Miner * ''Ghost Town'' (1988 film), an American horror film by Richard McCarthy (as Richard Governor) * ''Ghost Town'' (2008 film), an American fantasy comedy film by David Koepp * ''Ghost Town'', a 2008 TV film featuring Billy Drago * ''Derek Acorah's Ghost Towns'', a 2005–2006 British paranormal reality television series * "Ghost Town" (''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation''), a 2009 TV episode Literature * ''Ghost Town'' (''Lucky Luke'') or ''La Ville fantôme'', a 1965 ''Lucky Luke'' comic *''Ghost Town'', a Beacon Street Girls novel by Annie Bryant *''Ghost Town'', a 1998 novel by Robert Coover *''Ghosttown'', a 2007 novel by Douglas Anne Munson Music * Ghost Town (band), an American electronic band * ''Ghost Town'', a 1939 b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Concordia, Mississippi
Concordia is a ghost town in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States, located on the eastern edge of the Mississippi Levee, approximately west of Mississippi Highway 1. Once an important Mississippi River shipping port for cotton, little remains of the community but a cemetery. History Concordia is one of the oldest communities in Bolivar County. The Concordia Cemetery, located south of the community, has been used since 1848, and is marked with a historic plaque. The Concordia Methodist Church was also located there. Concordia was officially formed in 1866, and included "Carson's Landing", located north of the settlement. Concordia had a population of about 250 by 1879, when yellow fever Yellow fever is a viral disease of typically short duration. In most cases, symptoms include fever, chills, loss of appetite, nausea, muscle pains – particularly in the back – and headaches. Symptoms typically improve within five days. In ... struck, killing half the population. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hopewell, Calhoun County, Mississippi
Hopewell is a ghost town located in Calhoun County, Mississippi Calhoun County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 13,266. Its county seat is Pittsboro. The county is named after John C. Calhoun John Caldwell Calhoun (; March 18, 1782March 3 ..., United States. A post office operated under the name Hopewell from 1840 to 1905. References Former populated places in Calhoun County, Mississippi Former populated places in Mississippi {{CalhounCountyMS-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holmesville, Mississippi
Holmesville is an Unincorporated community in Pike County, Mississippi, United States. It is located on the west bank of the Bogue Chitto, approximately southeast of McComb. History Holmesville was named December 11, 1816 in honor of Major Andrew Hunter Holmes by commissioners who were appointed to select a spot for the seat of justice in the geographical center of the newly formed Pike County. This was the center of trade and business for the county for many years. In 1857 the Illinois Central Railroad was built west bypassing Holmesville and the more populated area of the County. This shifted the population from the river town of Holmesville to the new railroad towns of Magnolia, Summit, and Osyka. In 1873, Magnolia was voted in as the new county seat A county seat is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a county or civil parish. The term is in use in Canada, China, Hungary, Romania, Taiwan, and the United States. The equivalent term sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holcut, Mississippi
Holcut was a small town located in Tishomingo County, Mississippi, United States. In 1976, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers bought out and demolished the town because it lay in the path of the Divide Cut, a canal section of the Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway The Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway (popularly known as the Tenn-Tom) is a artificial U.S. waterway built in the 20th century from the Tennessee River to the junction of the Black Warrior-Tombigbee River system near Demopolis, Alabama. The Tenn ..., which was constructed between 1972 and 1984. After the town was demolished, the Corps of Engineers established a Holcut memorial next to the canal near the site of the town. References External linksCorps of Engineers: Pictures of Holcut Memorial {{authority control 1976 disestablishments in Mississippi Former populated places in Tishomingo County, Mississippi Former populated places in Mississippi Submerged settlements in the United States Populated places dises ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gum Ridge, Mississippi
Gum Ridge is a ghost town in Jefferson County, Mississippi. Gum Ridge was located at the eastern end of a bend in the Mississippi River, at the mouth of Coles Creek. A post office was established in 1875, and the hamlet was included on Mississippi River postal routes. The river changed course in 1884 and began to flow along the "Waterproof Cutoff", named for nearby Waterproof, Louisiana. Gum Ridge had been removed from the contiguous Mississippi River, and the former bend in the river filled in. In 1900, Gum Ridge had a population of 29. Aboriginal artifacts, particularly a celt The Celts (, see pronunciation for different usages) or Celtic peoples () are. "CELTS location: Greater Europe time period: Second millennium B.C.E. to present ancestry: Celtic a collection of Indo-European peoples. "The Celts, an ancient ... and a sandstone pipe, have been found at Gum Ridge. References Former populated places in Jefferson County, Mississippi Mississippi populate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Gulf, Mississippi
Grand Gulf is a ghost town in Claiborne County, Mississippi, United States. History Grand Gulf was named for the large whirlpool, (or gulf), formed by the Mississippi River flowing against a large rocky bluff. La Salle and Zadok Cramer commented on the dangers caused by the eddies at Grand Gulf. The British and Spanish created settlements in the area and it continued to grow after the land became part of the United States. The community of Grand Gulf was incorporated in 1833. Cotton from Copiah, Hinds, and Claiborne counties was shipped on the Mississippi River from Grand Gulf, and the town served as the shipping point for Port Gibson, which was located further inland. By 1835, Grand Gulf handled more cotton than any other city in Mississippi except Natchez and Vicksburg. A railroad was built to connect Grand Gulf to Port Gibson. By 1854, Grand Gulf was home to almost 1,000 citizens, had two churches, a town hall, a hospital, theater, cotton press, saw mill, and grist mill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gin, Mississippi
Gin is a ghost town in Clarke County, Mississippi Clarke County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 16,732. Its county seat is Quitman. Clarke County is named for Joshua G. Clarke, the first Mississippi state chancellor and judge. ..., United States. A post office operated under the name Gin from 1905 to 1913. References Former populated places in Clarke County, Mississippi Former populated places in Mississippi {{ClarkeCountyMS-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gainesville, Mississippi
Gainesville is a ghost town located in Hancock County, Mississippi. Formerly a thriving port on the Pearl River, the town experienced decline due to the emergence of railways in the mid-19th century. The land was acquired by NASA in 1962, later becoming home to the Stennis Space Center. Early history The land where Gainesville would be founded was part of the Piney Woods region, known to be used by natives for timber purposes- mainly wooden structures and canoes- carved by primitive tools from an abundance of longleaf pines. It was these same tall standing and sturdy trees that drew the attention of early European explorers to the area as a source for ship masts. The earliest recorded European settlement of the areas was circa 1790, as a port for cotton (later timber) shipments headed downstream to New Orleans. This first settlement was known as Cottonport." Documents indicate that, in later years, the settlement was also known as "English Bluff." Town of Gainesville In 1810, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Adams, Mississippi
Fort Adams is a small, river port community in Wilkinson County, Mississippi, United States, about south of Natchez. It is notable for having been the U.S. port of entry on the Mississippi River, before the acquisition of New Orleans; it was the site of an early fort by that name. The town was called Wilkinburg and was incorporated in 1798. Prior to that time, the community was known as Loftus Heights and formerly had been a Jesuit mission called the Rock of Davion, first settled as such circa 1689-1700. This is also the site where the Choctaw Treaty of Fort Adams was signed in 1801. History Around 1700, a French priest named Father Albert Davion established a mission on the Mississippi River bluffs at or near the site of Fort Adams. The mission, which was established to bring Christianity to local Indians, became a landmark and stopping place for people traveling on the river or on the overland trails that connected Natchez with New Orleans. Davion left the mission by 1720, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eutaw, Mississippi
Eutaw is a ghost town in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. The settlement had a port on the Mississippi River The Mississippi River is the second-longest river and chief river of the second-largest drainage system in North America, second only to the Hudson Bay drainage system. From its traditional source of Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota, it fl ... called "Eutaw Landing." The community was located on the Eutaw Plantation, and included a post office, store, church, and cemetery. A post office operated under the name Eutaw from 1890 to 1952. The former community is covered by farmfield and a portion of the Mississippi Levee; the only remnant is the Eutaw Cemetery. References Former populated places in Bolivar County, Mississippi Former populated places in Mississippi Mississippi populated places on the Mississippi River Mississippi placenames of Native American origin {{BolivarCountyMS-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duncansby, Mississippi
Duncansby is a ghost town in Issaquena County, Mississippi, United States. Duncansby was located on a stretch of the Mississippi River known as Duncansby Chute. History In 1844, nearby Skipwith became the first county seat. In 1848, the county seat was moved to Duncansby. Later that year, the county seat was moved to Tallula. During the 19th century, the town erected dikes to reduce river flooding. In 1900, Duncansby had two churches, and a population of 157. A post office operated from 1874 to 1919. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers , colors = , anniversaries = 16 June (Organization Day) , battles = , battles_label = Wars , website = , commander1 = ... began construction of the Sarah Cutoff in 1935, which created Old River Chute, an oxbow lake, and removed Duncansby from the contiguous Mississippi River. Nothing remains of the former community. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
