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Bethesda

Ghost town · Yazoo County, Mississippi

Valley quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1961, 1:62,500)
Valley quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1961, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bethesda is a ghost town in Yazoo County, Mississippi. It is one of 9 former communities in Yazoo County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 13th among the 57 Mississippi counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bethesda as a historical populated place on the Benton 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 32.8307° N, 90.3251° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBenton
Elevation351 ft
Nearest living townBenton, MS
Distance to it3.7 miles
GNIS feature ID686654
Coordinates32.83069, -90.32509

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What's there now

Bethesda is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Benton, MS (population 448), about 3.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 351 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 Bethesda?

Bethesda is in Yazoo County, Mississippi, at 32.8307, -90.3251.

How many ghost towns are in Yazoo County?

Yazoo County, Mississippi has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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