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Mount Carmel

Ghost town · Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi

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

Mount Carmel 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 Mount Carmel as a historical populated place: 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 31.6453° N, 89.7953° W.

Key facts

Nearest living townPrentiss, MS
Distance to it5.6 miles
Coordinates31.64528, -89.79528

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What's there now

Mount Carmel is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Prentiss, MS (population 1,048), about 5.6 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Mount Carmel?

Mount Carmel is in Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi, at 31.6453, -89.7953.

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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