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Fort Bayou

Ghost town · Jackson County, Mississippi

Pascagoula quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1943, 1:62,500)
Pascagoula quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1943, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Fort Bayou is a ghost town in Jackson County, Mississippi. It is one of 2 former communities in Jackson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 37th among the 57 Mississippi counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Fort Bayou as a historical populated place on the Gautier North topographic quadrangle: 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 30.4474° N, 88.7181° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGautier North
Elevation13 ft
Nearest living townGautier, MS
Distance to it4.5 miles
GNIS feature ID690050
Coordinates30.44742, -88.71808

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What's there now

Fort Bayou is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Gautier, MS (population 19,026), about 4.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 13 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Fort Bayou?

Fort Bayou is in Jackson County, Mississippi, at 30.4474, -88.7181.

How many ghost towns are in Jackson County?

Jackson County, Mississippi has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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