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Isabell

Ghost town · George County, Mississippi

Lucedale quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1941, 1:62,500)
Lucedale quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1941, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Isabell is a ghost town in George County, Mississippi. It is one of 5 former communities in George County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 23rd among the 57 Mississippi counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Isabell as a historical populated place on the Lucedale 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 30.9424° N, 88.6203° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLucedale
Elevation139 ft
Nearest living townLucedale, MS
Distance to it1.6 miles
GNIS feature ID687105
Coordinates30.94241, -88.62030

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What's there now

Isabell is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lucedale, MS (population 2,944), about 1.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 139 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 Isabell?

Isabell is in George County, Mississippi, at 30.9424, -88.6203.

How many ghost towns are in George County?

George County, Mississippi has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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