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Westville

Ghost town · Simpson County, Mississippi

Shivers quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000)
Shivers quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Westville is a ghost town in Simpson County, Mississippi. It is the only former community in Simpson County recorded on the federal names register, out of 415 across Mississippi.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Westville 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 31.8664° N, 89.9411° W.

Key facts

Elevation424 ft
Nearest living townMendenhall, MS
Distance to it7.8 miles
Coordinates31.86640, -89.94110

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What's there now

Westville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Mendenhall, MS (population 2,397), about 7.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 424 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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