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Prairie Mount

Ghost town · Chickasaw County, Mississippi

Troy SE quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1966, 1:24,000)
Troy SE quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1966, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Prairie Mount is a ghost town in Chickasaw County, Mississippi. It is one of 19 former communities in Chickasaw County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 8th among the 57 Mississippi counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Prairie Mount as a historical populated place on the Troy SE 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 34.0473° N, 88.8251° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleTroy SE
Elevation401 ft
Nearest living townOkolona, MS
Distance to it5.3 miles
GNIS feature ID705391
Coordinates34.04733, -88.82505

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What's there now

Prairie Mount is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Okolona, MS (population 2,623), about 5.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 401 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 Prairie Mount?

Prairie Mount is in Chickasaw County, Mississippi, at 34.0473, -88.8251.

How many ghost towns are in Chickasaw County?

Chickasaw County, Mississippi has 19 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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