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Old Bassfield

Ghost town · Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi

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

Old Bassfield 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 Old Bassfield as a historical populated place on the Bunker Hill 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 31.4779° N, 89.7584° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBunker Hill
Elevation451 ft
Nearest living townBassfield, MS
Distance to it1.5 miles
GNIS feature ID710596
Coordinates31.47795, -89.75841

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What's there now

Old Bassfield is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Bassfield, MS (population 211), about 1.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 451 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 Old Bassfield?

Old Bassfield is in Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi, at 31.4779, -89.7584.

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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