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Phoenix

Ghost town · Jefferson County, Mississippi

Fayette quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1962, 1:62,500)
Fayette quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1962, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Phoenix 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 Phoenix as a historical populated place on the Fayette 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 31.7377° N, 91.0584° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleFayette
Elevation263 ft
Nearest living townFayette, MS
Distance to it1.8 miles
GNIS feature ID686431
Coordinates31.73766, -91.05844

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What's there now

Phoenix is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Fayette, MS (population 1,602), about 1.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 263 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 Phoenix?

Phoenix is in Jefferson County, Mississippi, at 31.7377, -91.0584.

How many ghost towns are in Jefferson County?

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

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