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Prospect

Ghost town · Chickasaw County, Mississippi

Van Vleet quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1959, 1:62,500)
Van Vleet quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1959, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Prospect 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 Prospect as a historical populated place on the Sparta 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 33.8576° N, 88.9514° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSparta
Elevation332 ft
Nearest living townHouston, MS
Distance to it4 miles
GNIS feature ID688732
Coordinates33.85761, -88.95145

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What's there now

Prospect is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Houston, MS (population 3,757), about 4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 332 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 Prospect?

Prospect is in Chickasaw County, Mississippi, at 33.8576, -88.9514.

How many ghost towns are in Chickasaw County?

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

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