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Columbia Springs

Ghost town · Marion County, Mississippi

Columbia North quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1970, 1:24,000)
Columbia North quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1970, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Columbia Springs is a ghost town in Marion County, Mississippi. It is one of 4 former communities in Marion County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 26th among the 57 Mississippi counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Columbia Springs as a historical populated place on the Columbia North 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 31.2891° N, 89.8509° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleColumbia North
Elevation137 ft
Nearest living townColumbia, MS
Distance to it2.7 miles
GNIS feature ID689665
Coordinates31.28907, -89.85091

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What's there now

Columbia Springs is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Columbia, MS (population 5,804), about 2.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 137 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 Columbia Springs?

Columbia Springs is in Marion County, Mississippi, at 31.2891, -89.8509.

How many ghost towns are in Marion County?

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

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