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Elysian Fields

Ghost town · Amite County, Mississippi

Gloster quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1961, 1:62,500)
Gloster quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1961, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Elysian Fields is a ghost town in Amite County, Mississippi, recorded as human settlement in Mississippi, United States of America. It is the only former community in Amite County recorded on the federal names register, out of 415 across Mississippi.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Elysian Fields 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 31.0892° N, 91.0250° W.

Key facts

Elevation314 ft
Nearest living townCentreville, MS
Distance to it2.4 miles
Coordinates31.08920, -91.02500

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What's there now

Elysian Fields is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Centreville, MS (population 2,348), about 2.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 314 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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