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Port Royal

Ghost town · Coahoma County, Mississippi

Farrell quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1939, 1:62,500)
Farrell quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1939, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Port Royal is a ghost town in Coahoma County, Mississippi. It is one of 21 former communities in Coahoma County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 57 Mississippi counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Port Royal as a historical populated place: 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 34.3256° N, 90.6564° W.

Key facts

Nearest living townFriars Point, MS
Distance to it3 miles
Coordinates34.32560, -90.65640

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What's there now

Port Royal is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Friars Point, MS (population 997), about 3 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Port Royal?

Port Royal is in Coahoma County, Mississippi, at 34.3256, -90.6564.

How many ghost towns are in Coahoma County?

Coahoma County, Mississippi has 21 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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