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Center

Ghost town · Hancock County, Mississippi

Picayune quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1958, 1:62,500)
Picayune quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1958, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Center is a ghost town in Hancock County, Mississippi. It is one of 6 former communities in Hancock County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 21st among the 57 Mississippi counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Center as a historical populated place on the Caesar 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 30.5877° N, 89.5348° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCaesar
Elevation183 ft
Nearest living townHide-A-Way Lake, MS
Distance to it6.2 miles
GNIS feature ID710451
Coordinates30.58769, -89.53478

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What's there now

Center is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hide-A-Way Lake, MS (population 2,615), about 6.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 183 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 Center?

Center is in Hancock County, Mississippi, at 30.5877, -89.5348.

How many ghost towns are in Hancock County?

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

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