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Riverside

Ghost town · Lafayette County, Mississippi

Potts Camp quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1944, 1:62,500)
Potts Camp quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1944, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Riverside is a ghost town in Lafayette County, Mississippi, recorded as human settlement in Lafayette County, Mississippi, United States. It is one of 3 former communities in Lafayette County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 31st among the 57 Mississippi counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Riverside 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 34.5097° N, 89.3625° W.

Key facts

Elevation294 ft
Nearest living townBethlehem, MS
Distance to it5 miles
Coordinates34.50972, -89.36250

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What's there now

Riverside is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Bethlehem, MS (population 218), about 5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 294 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 Riverside?

Riverside is in Lafayette County, Mississippi, at 34.5097, -89.3625.

How many ghost towns are in Lafayette County?

Lafayette County, Mississippi has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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