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Centre

Ghost town · Pearl River 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

Centre is a ghost town in Pearl River County, Mississippi. It is one of 4 former communities in Pearl River County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 25th among the 57 Mississippi counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Centre as a historical populated place on the Millard 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 30.7180° N, 89.5551° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMillard
Elevation192 ft
Nearest living townPoplarville, MS
Distance to it8.5 miles
GNIS feature ID688111
Coordinates30.71797, -89.55506

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What's there now

Centre is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Poplarville, MS (population 2,814), about 8.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 192 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 Centre?

Centre is in Pearl River County, Mississippi, at 30.7180, -89.5551.

How many ghost towns are in Pearl River County?

Pearl River County, Mississippi has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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