Mississippi’s Lost Locales

By County

 

 

A – K

 

 

US Department of the Interior

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Adams County

 

1.     Beverly Plantation

2.     Briers

3.     Destruction Landing

4.     Dunkerron Plantation

5.     Elms Court Plantation

6.     Englewood Plantation

7.     Ford Landing

8.     Gaines Landing

9.     Glenburny Plantation

10.                        Glester Plantation

11.                        Holmesberry Ferry

12.                        Longwood Plantation

13.                        Majores Plantation

14.                        Milo Landing

15.                        Morrisana Plantation

16.                        Palmetto Plantation

17.                        Providence Plantation

18.                        Quitmans Landing

19.                        Selsertown

20.                        Washington Station

 

 

 

Alcorn County

 

1.     Alcorn

2.     Anderson

3.     Antioch

4.     Battery A

5.     Battery B

6.     Battery C

7.     Battery D

8.     Battery Dillon

9.     Battery E

10.            Battery F

11.            Battery Lathrop

12.            Battery Madison

13.            Battery Phillips

14.            Battery Power

15.            Battery Tannrath

16.            Battery Williams

17.            Boneyard

18.            Danville

19.            Dilworth Store

20.            Farmer

21.            Hinkle

22.            Jones Mill

23.            Mingo City

24.            Nabors

25.            Ole Rinezi

26.            Overton

27.            Potts Store

28.            Whitfield Plantation

 

 

Amite County

 

1.     Beall

2.     Carruths Store

3.     Dickey Water Mill

4.     Echo

5.     Eleven Mile

6.     Elysian Fields

7.     Enochs

8.     Felder

9.     Gordon Mill

10.                        Hebron

11.                        Huett Store

12.                        Hughes Store

13.                        Hurst

14.                        Lambert Mill

15.                        Marshalton

16.                        Merwin

17.                        Millers Store

18.                        Mixon Store

19.                        Nunnery Store (Peoria Area)

20.                        Nunnery Store (Busy Corner Area)

21.                        Ole Centreville

22.                        Parker Mill

23.                        Raner

24.                        Rose Hill

25.                        Sharp Store

26.                        Smiths Store

27.                        Spurlocks

28.                        Taylors Store

29.                        Tickfaw

30.                        Toberts

31.                        Tolers

32.                        Travis Store

33.                        White Store

34.                        Williams Mill

35.                        Wilsons Ferry

36.                        Woodman Springs

 

 

 

Attala County

 

1.     Briscoes Mill

2.     Buffaloe Mills

3.     Burks Precinct

4.     Conly Mills

5.     Crooker Mill

6.     Denmans Ferry

7.     Eagle Mills

8.     Hannah Plantation

9.     Joplins Mill

10.                        Kirkwood Ferry

11.                        Mitchells Mill

12.                        Phoenix Mills

13.                        Williams Ferry

 

 

 

Benton County

 

1.     Austerlitz

2.     Floyd

3.     Lonoke

4.     Maxey

5.     Maxwell

6.     Mount Vista

7.     New Barden

8.     Oak Forest

9.     Oaklimetal

10.                        Pleasant Ridge

11.                        Salem

12.                        Shawnee

13.                        Snow Creek

14.                        Spight

15.                        Tacaleechi

16.                        Tippah

17.                        Todd

18.                        Union Hill

19.                        Yellow Rabbit

 

 

Bolivar County

 

1.     Asia Plantation

2.     Cookes Landing

3.     Dowd Plantation

4.     Eutaw Store

5.     Fallback Plantation

6.     Lane Landing

7.     Manocknut Plantation

8.     Matthews Landing

9.     Melrose Landing

10.                        Nebletts Landing

11.                        Scotland Plantation

12.                        Stop Landing

13.                        Sugar Hill Plantation

14.                        Timber Lake Plantation

15.                        Wildwood Plantation

 

 

Calhoun County

 

1.     Bethlehem

2.     Busyton

3.     Carrs Precinct

4.     Concord

5.     Cotton Valley

6.     Elzy

7.     Erin

8.     Hartford

9.     Hopewell

10.                        Lamars Box

11.                        Money

12.                        Mount Zion

13.                        Oak Grove

14.                        Poplar Springs

15.                        Reagan

16.                        Trusty

17.                        Vance

 

 

Carroll County

 

1.     Beckville

2.     Blackmonton

3.     Bryantville

4.     Chun Corner

5.     Denmans Ferry

6.     Hemingway

7.     Kirkwood Ferry

8.     McAnerney

9.     Shongalo

10.                        Smiths Mill

11.                        Turpin Switch

 

 

Chickasaw County

 

1.     Chickasaw Switch

2.     Jones

 

 

Choctaw County

 

1.     Ada

2.     Bankston

3.     Blackwell

4.     Blaine Store

5.     Cannon

6.     Coxs Store

7.     Dido

8.     Dranes Mills

9.     Grahamsville

10.                        Irvin Spur

11.                        Kenago

12.                        La Grange

13.                        New Prospect

14.                        Pensacola

15.                        Pigeon Roost

16.                        Pinto

17.                        Robinsons Store

18.                        Simpson Store

19.                        Springfield

20.                        Theresa

21.                        Watsons Mill

22.                        Watsons Store

23.                        White Mill

24.                        Wilcox

 

 

Claiborne County

 

1.     Ashland Plantation

2.     Bayou Plantation

3.     Belvidere Plantation

4.     Bruinsburg Plantation

5.     Canemount Plantation

6.     Claremont Plantation

7.     Cold Springs Plantation

8.     Collina Plantation

9.     Colonel Coffey Plantation

10.                        Disharoon Plantation

11.                        Dows Mill

12.                        Fairview Plantation

13.                        Gomer Plantation

14.                        Groves Valley Plantation

15.                        Halls Ferry

16.                        Hankinsons Ferry

17.                        Hermitage Plantation

18.                        Highland Home Plantation

19.                        Holly Rood Plantation

20.                        Hopewell Plantation

21.                        Homers Ferry

22.                        Hutchins Store

23.                        Idlewild Plantation

24.                        McKay Ferry

25.                        Oak Ridge Plantation

26.                        Pear Orchard Plantation

27.                        Rose Arbor Plantation

28.                        Sunnyside Plantation

29.                        Thompsons Ferry

30.                        Twin Halls Plantation

31.                        Vernalia Plantation

32.                        Waterloo Plantation

33.                        White Hall Plantation

34.                        Woodlawn Plantation

35.                        Woodstock Plantation

 

 

Clarke County

 

1.     Bounds Mill

2.     Earles Ferry

3.     Eddins Mill

4.     Evans Ferry

5.     Graham Store

6.     Horton

7.     Hunters Store

8.     Martin Store

9.     Mayfalfa Farm

10.                        McDonnal Mill

11.                        Muse Mill

12.                        Quates Store

13.                        Stallings Store

14.                        Stanley Mill

15.                        Starling Mill

16.                        Theads Store

17.                        Walkers Mill

18.                        Whites Mill

19.                        Williams Store

20.                        Winston Gate

 

 

Clay County

 

1.     Barton

2.     Bartons Ferry

3.     Bridges Mill

4.     Burnside Plantation

5.     Burts Landing

6.     Carpenters Landing

7.     Clsiby

8.     Colbert

9.     Dixie

10.                        Hatcher

11.                        McBees Ferry

12.                        Moseleys Switch

13.                        Pine Bluff

14.                        Pitchlynns Ford

15.                        Rocky Ford

16.                        Rocky Ford Mill

17.                        Rocky Hill

18.                        Tampico

19.                        Tarawa Plantation

20.                        Vinton Ferry

 

 

Coahoma County

 

1.     Cedar Mound Plantation

2.     Elk Horn Plantation

3.     Gold Dust Plantation

4.     Grants Landing

5.     Honey Hill Plantation

6.     Hull Plantation

7.     Magnolia Plantation

8.     Mittletons Landing

9.     Old Peach Trees

10.                        Redbud Plantation

11.                        Rosewood Plantation

12.                        Traynham

13.                        Willis Store

 

 

Copiah County

 

1.     Hawkins Plantation

2.     Myles Plantation

3.     Welch Plantation

 

 

Covington County

 

1.     Black Jack

2.     Deen Store

3.     Grandberry Plantation

4.     Mitchells Mill

5.     Napier Mill

6.     New Hope

7.     Ocohay

8.     Pickering

9.     Station Creek

10.                        Strahan

11.                        Strahan Mill

12.                        Wade Town

13.                        Watts Box

 

 

DeSoto County

 

1.     Blue Goose

2.     Bluff

3.     Centre Hill

4.     De Soto Front

5.     Dorion

6.     Fletchers Shop

7.     McKays

8.     Norfolk Landing

 

 

 

Forrest County

 

1.     Arnold

2.     Ball

3.     Chancellor

4.     Chappell Place

5.     David

6.     Griffins Precinct

7.     Holmes Spur

8.     Inez

9.     Jenkins Ferry

10.                        Johnsons Ferry

11.                        Kelly

12.                        McDonalds Mill

13.                        McInnis Ferry

14.                        Monroe

15.                        Monroe Station

16.                        Peoples Ferry

17.                        Rawles Mill

18.                        Rawls Ferry

19.                        Stir

20.                        Tallahala

21.                        Tracy

22.                        Wentworth

 

 

Franklin County

 

1.     Beams Store

2.     Buckleys Ferry

3.     Butler

4.     Celco

5.     Harvard Ferry

6.     Helena

7.     Portersville

8.     Tubbyville

9.     Turners

10.                        Wheats

11.                        Whittingon

12.                        Wilsons Ferry

 

 

 

George County

 

1.     Fairley Ferry

2.     Howells Ferry

 

 

 

Greene County

 

1.     Colemans Ferry

 

 

 

Grenada County

 

1.     Bowen

2.     Chocchuma

3.     Chocchuma Ferry

4.     Cole Creek

5.     Eliot

6.     Emerald Garden Plantation

7.     Haserway

8.     Kirkman

9.     Providence

10.                        Sherman Ferry

11.                        Simpson

12.                        Troy

13.                        Troy Ferry

14.                        Tuscahoma

15.                        Tuscahoma Ferry

16.                        Williamsville

 

 

 

Hancock County

 

1.     Baldwin Lodge

2.     Jones Mill

3.     Saint Josephs Lighthouse

4.     Thompsons Mill

 

 

 

Harrison County

 

1.     Bell Ferry

2.     Cat Island Lighthouse

3.     Harrison County Farm

4.     Hesters Ferry

5.     Pops Ferry

6.     Redmonds Crossing

 

 

 

Hinds County

 

1.     Amsterdam

2.     Auburn

3.     Baldwin

4.     Baldwins Ferry

5.     Battle Springs

6.     Biggs Gin

7.     Birdsong Ferry

8.     Bridgeport

9.     Brock Store

10.                        Bryants Store

11.                        Bushs Ferry

12.                        Chinchester

13.                        Choctaw Agency

14.                        Cooks Ferry

15.                        Coopers Wells

16.                        Dears Ferry

17.                        Dillons Stand

18.                        Fairchilds Mill

19.                        Fleetwood

20.                        Fortners Ferry

21.                        Hunts Store

22.                        Ingraham

23.                        Institute

24.                        Meridianville

25.                        Mississippi Springs

26.                        Morrisville

27.                        Newtown

28.                        Nomans Store

29.                        Oakley State Farm

30.                        Old Auburn

31.                        Osburns Stand

32.                        Pitmans Mill

33.                        Skates

34.                        Smiths Ferry

35.                        Tallahala

36.                        Wards Ferry

37.                        Whites Ferry

 

 

Holmes County

 

1.     Albino Landing

2.     Archerletti Landing

3.     Arcola Landing

4.     Ashton Landing

5.     Ashville

6.     Baileys Landing

7.     Baldwins Landing

8.     Bee Lake Landing

9.     Belci

10.                        Belmont Landing

11.                        Black Creek Landing

12.                        Bonanza Plantation

13.                        Bucksnort Landing

14.                        Canewood Plantation

15.                        Casebow Landing

16.                        Chews Landing

17.                        Choctaw Landing

18.                        Chun Corner

19.                        Cliffords Landing

20.                        Coopers Landing

21.                        Crescent Landing

22.                        Cypress Creek Campgrounds

23.                        Dawson

24.                        Dewberry Landing

25.                        Dula

26.                        Dunbar Plantation

27.                        Dunbarton Landing

28.                        Eagle Bank Landing

29.                        Eden Landing

30.                        Egypt Landing

31.                        Georgeville

32.                        Goodhope Landing

33.                        Graves Landing

34.                        Gum Grove Landing

35.                        Gwin Landing

36.                        Holly Bank Landing

37.                        Hookers Woodyard Landing

38.                        Horseshoe Bend Landing

39.                        Jenkins Landing

40.                        Kiern Landing

41.                        Kiern and Jones Landing

42.                        Linden Landing

43.                        Lockhart

44.                        Lower Egypt Landing

45.                        Lynchfield Landing

46.                        Marcella Landing

47.                        Marcella Quarters Landing

48.                        Marcella Quarters Landing (Slightly Different Location Than Above)

49.                        Marksville Landing

50.                        McAfees Landing

51.                        McAfees Ferry

52.                        Mileston Landing

53.                        Millsaps

54.                        Omega Landing

55.                        Oregon Landing

56.                        Oswego Landing

57.                        Parkers Bayou Landing

58.                        Phillippi Plantation

59.                        Pleasant Ridge Landing

60.                        Quafaloma Landing

61.                        Rankin

62.                        Richardson Bend Landing

63.                        Roseneath Landing

64.                        Stonewall Landing

65.                        Tallequah Landing

66.                        Tchula City Landing

67.                        Tchula Junction

68.                        Thornton Place Landing

69.                        Valley Home Plantation

70.                        Walton Bend Landing

71.                        Wards Landing

72.                        Warmacks Landing

73.                        Weeks

74.                        Wests Landing

75.                        Williams Ferry

 

 

 

Humphreys County

 

1.     Altera Landing

2.     Belzoni Landing

3.     Bermuda Landing

4.     Blue Sack Landing

5.     Bridges Landing

6.     Burtonia Landing

7.     Callao Landing

8.     Daybreak Plantation

9.     Dew Drop Landing

10.                        Dickson Landing

11.                        Esmerelda Landing

12.                        Fairview Landing

13.                        Famolsa Landing

14.                        Fangle Retreat Landing

15.                        Fort Place Landing

16.                        Freedmans Bureau Landing

17.                        Goat Hill Landing

18.                        Goldens Landing

19.                        Griffin Landing

20.                        Gun Bayou Landing

21.                        H Goldens Landing

22.                        Hendricks Landing

23.                        Hidi Landing

24.                        Holly Mound Landing

25.                        Lamberts Landing

26.                        Lodi Landing

27.                        Lousy Level Landing

28.                        Mahrud

29.                        Mahrud Landing

30.                        Manchester Landing

31.                        Markhams Ferry

32.                        Martins Landing

33.                        Maxwells Landing

34.                        McDees

35.                        Millport Landing

36.                        Montgomery Place Landing

37.                        Morganza Landing

38.                        Palmetto Home Landing

39.                        Perkins

40.                        Perkins Landing

41.                        Phoenix Landing

42.                        Point Pleasant Landing

43.                        Riverside Landing

44.                        Rokeby

45.                        Shell Brake

46.                        Sheltonia Landing

47.                        Silent Shade Landing

48.                        Silver City Landing

49.                        Silver Creek Landing

50.                        Simmons Plantation

51.                        Springwood Landing

52.                        Stones Landing

53.                        Tuscola Landing

54.                        Wasp Lake Landing

55.                        Watsons Landing

56.                        Welchs Camp Landing

57.                        West Point Landing

58.                        Whisley Slough Landing

59.                        Wilderness Landing

60.                        Winter Quarters Landing

61.                        Youngs Landing

 

 

 

Issaquena County

 

1.     Burnleys Plantation

2.     Caulfield Plantation

3.     Christina Plantation

4.     Christmas Plantation

5.     Cottonwood Plantation

6.     Duncannon Plantation

7.     Ellislie Plantation

8.     Holly Ridge Plantation

9.     Lakeside Ferry

10.                        Nelson Plantation

11.                        Parks Plantation

12.                        Sweets Ferry

13.                        Wilderness Plantation

 

 

 

Itawamba County

 

1.     Beenes Ferry

2.     Bigby Fork

3.     Buck

4.     Chick

5.     Cliff

6.     Cummings

7.     Elfin

8.     Elksville

9.     Graball

10.                        Grimes

11.                        Hamptons

12.                        Ingraham

13.                        Ironwood Bluff

14.                        Ita

15.                        Jerico

16.                        Lunch

17.                        Miston

18.                        Morganton

19.                        New Chapel

20.                        Otis

21.                        Pleasanton

22.                        Rara Avis

23.                        Rayburnville

24.                        Reedsville

25.                        Ryans Well

26.                        Shekel

27.                        Voy

28.                        Walkers Ferry

29.                        Wheeling

30.                        White Springs

31.                        Whitney

32.                        Yale

33.                        Yocony

 

 

 

Jackson County

 

1.     Americus Courthouse

2.     Arena

3.     Avers Mill

4.     Brewton

5.     Cassels

6.     Clarkes Store

7.     Daisy

8.     Elders Ferry

9.     Ford

10.                        Galloways Store

11.                        Holders Ferry

12.                        Jackson Courthouse

13.                        Randall Ferry

14.                        Rubles Store

15.                        Tanners Ferry

16.                        Turners Store

 

 

 

Jasper County

 

1.     Andersons Mill

2.     Wades Mill

 

 

 

Jefferson County

 

1.     Bieller Landing

2.     Laurel Hill Plantation

3.     Mound Plantation

4.     Southside Plantation

 

 

 

Jefferson Davis County

 

1.     Dyess Mill

2.     Grahams Mill

3.     Hookers Store

4.     Weathersbys Box

 

 

 

Jones County

 

1.     Anderson

2.     Anderson Water Mill

3.     Barkley Store

4.     Blackburn Crossing

5.     Bonner Store

6.     Bush Store

7.     Clark Store

8.     Crosby Store

9.     Fox

10.                        Haskins Ferry

11.                        Holder Store

12.                        Holifield Store

13.                        Hollomans Mills

14.                        Hull Mill

15.                        Knights Mill

16.                        McInnis Mill

17.                        McKinnon Mill

18.                        Napier Mills

19.                        Odom Mill

20.                        Parkers Store

21.                        Perry Fraser Mill

22.                        Poore Store

23.                        Reddock Store

24.                        Smiths Store

25.                        Tiger

26.                        Wallace Store

27.                        Windham Ferry

28.                        Woodard Store

 

 

 

Kemper County

 

1.     Calverts Store

2.     Johnsons Store

3.     Yanceys Ferry

 

 

 

 

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