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Walkiah

Ghost town · Pearl River County, Mississippi

Walkiah Bluff quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1942, 1:31,680)
Walkiah Bluff quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1942, 1:31,680) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Walkiah is a ghost town in Pearl River County, Mississippi. It is one of 4 former communities in Pearl River County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 25th among the 57 Mississippi counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Walkiah as a historical populated place on the Industrial 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 30.5707° N, 89.7870° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleIndustrial
Elevation37 ft
Nearest living townPicayune, MS
Distance to it7.5 miles
GNIS feature ID688178
Coordinates30.57075, -89.78701

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What's there now

Walkiah is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Picayune, MS (population 11,839), about 7.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 37 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 Walkiah?

Walkiah is in Pearl River County, Mississippi, at 30.5707, -89.7870.

How many ghost towns are in Pearl River County?

Pearl River County, Mississippi has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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