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Burns

Ghost town · Jasper County, Mississippi

Louin quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1968, 1:24,000)
Louin quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1968, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Burns is a ghost town in Jasper County, Mississippi. It is one of 14 former communities in Jasper County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 11th among the 57 Mississippi counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Burns as a historical populated place on the Louin 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 32.1057° N, 89.2515° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLouin
Elevation444 ft
Nearest living townMontrose, MS
Distance to it1.7 miles
GNIS feature ID707787
Coordinates32.10571, -89.25145

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What's there now

Burns is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Montrose, MS (population 139), about 1.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 444 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 Burns?

Burns is in Jasper County, Mississippi, at 32.1057, -89.2515.

How many ghost towns are in Jasper County?

Jasper County, Mississippi has 14 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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