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Riceville

Ghost town · Pearl River County, Mississippi

Bogalusa East quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1949, 1:31,680)
Bogalusa East quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1949, 1:31,680) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Riceville is a ghost town in Pearl River County, Mississippi. It is one of 4 former communities in Pearl River County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 25th among the 57 Mississippi counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Riceville as a historical populated place on the Bogalusa East 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 30.7932° N, 89.7612° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBogalusa East
Elevation99 ft
Nearest living townBogalusa, LA
Distance to it6.1 miles
GNIS feature ID688161
Coordinates30.79324, -89.76118

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What's there now

Riceville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Bogalusa, LA (population 10,539), about 6.1 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 Riceville?

Riceville is in Pearl River County, Mississippi, at 30.7932, -89.7612.

How many ghost towns are in Pearl River County?

Pearl River County, Mississippi has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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