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Double Churches

Ghost town · Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi

Lake Mike Connor quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1974, 1:24,000)
Lake Mike Connor quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1974, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Double Churches is a ghost town in Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi. It is one of 5 former communities in Jefferson Davis County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 24th among the 57 Mississippi counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Double Churches as a historical populated place on the Lake Mike Connor 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 31.5546° N, 89.6487° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLake Mike Connor
Elevation288 ft
Nearest living townBassfield, MS
Distance to it7 miles
GNIS feature ID689724
Coordinates31.55461, -89.64868

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What's there now

Double Churches is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Bassfield, MS (population 211), about 7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 288 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 Double Churches?

Double Churches is in Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi, at 31.5546, -89.6487.

How many ghost towns are in Jefferson Davis County?

Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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