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Mississippi

Ghost town · Carlisle County, Kentucky

Wickliffe quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1939, 1:62,500)
Wickliffe quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1939, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Mississippi is a ghost town in Carlisle County, Kentucky. It is one of 10 former communities in Carlisle County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 42nd among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Mississippi as a historical populated place on the Arlington topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 36.8478° N, 89.0563° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleArlington
Elevation480 ft
Nearest living townBardwell, KY
Distance to it3.2 miles
GNIS feature ID2743910
Coordinates36.84783, -89.05625

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What's there now

Mississippi is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Bardwell, KY (population 744), about 3.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 480 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Mississippi?

Mississippi is in Carlisle County, Kentucky, at 36.8478, -89.0563.

How many ghost towns are in Carlisle County?

Carlisle County, Kentucky has 10 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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