Deane
Ghost town · Jefferson County, Mississippi

Deane is a ghost town in Jefferson County, Mississippi. It is one of 14 former communities in Jefferson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 12th among the 57 Mississippi counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Deane as a historical populated place on the Fayette 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 31.7118° N, 91.0276° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Fayette |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 227 ft |
| Nearest living town | Fayette, MS |
| Distance to it | 2 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 707693 |
| Coordinates | 31.71183, -91.02760 |
What's there now
Deane is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Fayette, MS (population 1,602), about 2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 227 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Phoenixghost town · Jefferson County · 2.5 mi
- Old Greenvilleghost town · Jefferson County · 7 mi
- Shankstownghost town · Jefferson County · 7.1 mi
- Malcolmghost town · Jefferson County · 7.7 mi
- North Forkghost town · Jefferson County · 8.4 mi
- Uniontownghost town · Jefferson County · 9.1 mi
- Springfieldghost town · Jefferson County · 9.9 mi
- Huntleyghost town · Jefferson County · 10.1 mi
- Leedoghost town · Jefferson County · 11.7 mi
- Ihrieghost town · Jefferson County · 12.1 mi
- Selsertownghost town · Adams County · 13.6 mi
- Gum Ridgeghost town · Jefferson County · 13.7 mi
Questions
Where is Deane?
Deane is in Jefferson County, Mississippi, at 31.7118, -91.0276.
How many ghost towns are in Jefferson County?
Jefferson County, Mississippi has 14 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.