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Lightville

Ghost town · Marion County, Mississippi

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

Lightville 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 Lightville as a historical populated place on the Morgantown 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 31.3432° N, 89.8787° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMorgantown
Elevation171 ft
Nearest living townColumbia, MS
Distance to it6.7 miles
GNIS feature ID689683
Coordinates31.34323, -89.87869

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What's there now

Lightville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Columbia, MS (population 5,804), about 6.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 171 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 Lightville?

Lightville is in Marion County, Mississippi, at 31.3432, -89.8787.

How many ghost towns are in Marion County?

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

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