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Fordsville

Ghost town · Marion County, Mississippi

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

Fordsville 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 Fordsville as a historical populated place on the Sandy Hook 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 31.0591° N, 89.7609° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSandy Hook
Elevation118 ft
Nearest living townAngie, LA
Distance to it7.6 miles
GNIS feature ID689672
Coordinates31.05907, -89.76091

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What's there now

Fordsville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Angie, LA (population 310), about 7.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 118 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 Fordsville?

Fordsville is in Marion County, Mississippi, at 31.0591, -89.7609.

How many ghost towns are in Marion County?

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

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