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Vrue

Ghost town · Jasper County, Mississippi

Lake Como quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000)
Lake Como quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Vrue is a ghost town in Jasper County, Mississippi. It is one of 14 former communities in Jasper County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 11th among the 57 Mississippi counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Vrue as a historical populated place on the Lake Como 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 31.9952° N, 89.1681° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLake Como
Elevation396 ft
Nearest living townBay Springs, MS
Distance to it6.6 miles
GNIS feature ID686649
Coordinates31.99515, -89.16811

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What's there now

Vrue is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Bay Springs, MS (population 2,021), about 6.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 396 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 Vrue?

Vrue is in Jasper County, Mississippi, at 31.9952, -89.1681.

How many ghost towns are in Jasper County?

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

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