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Prentiss

Ghost town · Bolivar County, Mississippi

Lamont quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1933, 1:62,500)
Lamont quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1933, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Prentiss is a ghost town in Bolivar County, Mississippi. It is one of 5 former communities in Bolivar County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 22nd among the 57 Mississippi counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Prentiss as a historical populated place on the Catfish Point 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 33.7334° N, 91.1390° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCatfish Point
Nearest living townBolivar, MS
Distance to it7.1 miles
GNIS feature ID710138
Coordinates33.73344, -91.13900

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What's there now

Prentiss is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Bolivar, MS (population 55), about 7.1 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 Prentiss?

Prentiss is in Bolivar County, Mississippi, at 33.7334, -91.1390.

How many ghost towns are in Bolivar County?

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

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