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Ben Lomond

Ghost town · Issaquena County, Mississippi

Lake Providence quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1909, 1:24,000)
Lake Providence quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1909, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Ben Lomond is a ghost town in Issaquena County, Mississippi. It is one of 6 former communities in Issaquena County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 20th among the 57 Mississippi counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ben Lomond 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 32.8028° N, 91.1383° W.

Key facts

Nearest living townLake Providence, LA
Distance to it2.1 miles
Coordinates32.80280, -91.13830

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What's there now

Ben Lomond is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lake Providence, LA (population 3,424), about 2.1 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Ben Lomond?

Ben Lomond is in Issaquena County, Mississippi, at 32.8028, -91.1383.

How many ghost towns are in Issaquena County?

Issaquena County, Mississippi has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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