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Silver Lake

Ghost town · Washington County, Mississippi

Readland quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1939, 1:62,500)
Readland quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1939, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Silver Lake is a ghost town in Washington County, Mississippi. It is one of 16 former communities in Washington County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 9th among the 57 Mississippi counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Silver Lake as a historical populated place on the Avon 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 33.1979° N, 91.0612° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleAvon
Elevation114 ft
Nearest living townArcola, MS
Distance to it11.6 miles
GNIS feature ID709292
Coordinates33.19790, -91.06122

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What's there now

Silver Lake is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Arcola, MS (population 160), about 11.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 114 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 Silver Lake?

Silver Lake is in Washington County, Mississippi, at 33.1979, -91.0612.

How many ghost towns are in Washington County?

Washington County, Mississippi has 16 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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