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Arcadia

Ghost town · Issaquena County, Mississippi

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

Arcadia is a ghost town in Issaquena County, Mississippi. It is one of 6 former communities in Issaquena County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 20th among the 57 Mississippi counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Arcadia as a historical populated place on the Transylvania 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 32.6487° N, 91.1257° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleTransylvania
Elevation75 ft
Nearest living townEagle Bend, MS
Distance to it10.2 miles
GNIS feature ID687578
Coordinates32.64875, -91.12566

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What's there now

Arcadia is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Eagle Bend, MS (population 368), about 10.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 75 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 Arcadia?

Arcadia is in Issaquena County, Mississippi, at 32.6487, -91.1257.

How many ghost towns are in Issaquena County?

Issaquena County, Mississippi has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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