Ghost Towns in Mississippi

Beyond the famous names lies a deeper map: Mississippi holds 56 documented ghost towns. Southern ghost towns rose with cotton, timber, oil, and river commerce — and fell to floods, fires, changing trade routes, and the boll weevil. Standouts include Bankston, Rocky Springs, Rodney.

The heaviest concentrations sit in Choctaw County, Claiborne County, Jefferson County, where settlements rose — and fell — in quick succession. Among towns with verified conditions, you'll find 2 foundations only, 1 partial ruins sites. 3 towns are known to be publicly accessible — the rest require checking land ownership and access rules before you go.

Use the status and access filters below to narrow the list, or search for a specific town by name.