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Haw Pond

Ghost town · Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi

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

Haw Pond 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 Haw Pond as a historical populated place on the Prentiss East 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 31.5835° N, 89.7598° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePrentiss East
Elevation481 ft
Nearest living townBassfield, MS
Distance to it6.1 miles
GNIS feature ID710592
Coordinates31.58350, -89.75980

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What's there now

Haw Pond is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Bassfield, MS (population 211), about 6.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 481 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 Haw Pond?

Haw Pond is in Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi, at 31.5835, -89.7598.

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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