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Parks Place

Ghost town · Issaquena County, Mississippi

Lake Providence quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1909, 1:24,000)
Lake Providence quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1909, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Parks Place is a ghost town in Issaquena County, Mississippi. It is one of 6 former communities in Issaquena County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 20th among the 57 Mississippi counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Parks Place as a historical populated place on the Lake Providence 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 32.7882° N, 91.1346° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLake Providence
Elevation99 ft
Nearest living townLake Providence, LA
Distance to it2.5 miles
GNIS feature ID687606
Coordinates32.78819, -91.13455

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What's there now

Parks Place is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lake Providence, LA (population 3,424), about 2.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 99 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 Parks Place?

Parks Place is in Issaquena County, Mississippi, at 32.7882, -91.1346.

How many ghost towns are in Issaquena County?

Issaquena County, Mississippi has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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