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Nashville

Ghost town · Lowndes County, Mississippi

Columbus quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1960, 1:62,500)
Columbus quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1960, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Nashville is a ghost town in Lowndes County, Mississippi. It is one of 15 former communities in Lowndes County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 10th among the 57 Mississippi counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Nashville as a historical populated place on the Forreston 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 33.3265° N, 88.3236° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleForreston
Elevation148 ft
Nearest living townPickensville, AL
Distance to it6.6 miles
GNIS feature ID687875
Coordinates33.32651, -88.32365

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What's there now

Nashville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Pickensville, AL (population 776), about 6.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 148 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 Nashville?

Nashville is in Lowndes County, Mississippi, at 33.3265, -88.3236.

How many ghost towns are in Lowndes County?

Lowndes County, Mississippi has 15 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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