Wayfarrow

Forty

Ghost town · Rankin County, Mississippi

Sharon quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1960, 1:62,500)
Sharon quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1960, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Forty is a ghost town in Rankin County, Mississippi. It is one of 20 former communities in Rankin County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 7th among the 57 Mississippi counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Forty as a historical populated place on the Sharon SE 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 32.5185° N, 89.7765° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSharon SE
Elevation365 ft
Nearest living townLena, MS
Distance to it11.8 miles
GNIS feature ID709051
Coordinates32.51847, -89.77647

Open the location on a map

What's there now

Forty is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lena, MS (population 144), about 11.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 365 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Nearby places

Questions

Where is Forty?

Forty is in Rankin County, Mississippi, at 32.5185, -89.7765.

How many ghost towns are in Rankin County?

Rankin County, Mississippi has 20 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

Sources and licences

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.