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Heartease

Ghost town · Harrison County, Mississippi

Biloxi quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:24,000)
Biloxi quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Heartease is a ghost town in Harrison County, Mississippi. It is one of 3 former communities in Harrison County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 32nd among the 57 Mississippi counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Heartease as a historical populated place on the Biloxi 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 30.3960° N, 88.9445° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBiloxi
Elevation24 ft
Nearest living townBiloxi, MS
Distance to it2.2 miles
GNIS feature ID688794
Coordinates30.39603, -88.94448

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What's there now

Heartease is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Biloxi, MS (population 49,011), about 2.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 24 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 Heartease?

Heartease is in Harrison County, Mississippi, at 30.3960, -88.9445.

How many ghost towns are in Harrison County?

Harrison County, Mississippi has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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