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Gum Ridge

Ghost town · Jefferson County, Mississippi

Lorman quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1939, 1:62,500)
Lorman quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1939, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Gum Ridge 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 Gum Ridge as a historical populated place on the Rodney 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 31.7835° N, 91.2446° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleRodney
Elevation71 ft
Nearest living townWaterproof, LA
Distance to it8.5 miles
GNIS feature ID707694
Coordinates31.78350, -91.24456

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What's there now

Gum Ridge is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Waterproof, LA (population 573), about 8.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 71 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 Gum Ridge?

Gum Ridge is in Jefferson County, Mississippi, at 31.7835, -91.2446.

How many ghost towns are in Jefferson County?

Jefferson County, Mississippi has 14 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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