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Riverside

Ghost town · Forrest County, Mississippi

Hattiesburg quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000)
Hattiesburg quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Riverside is a ghost town in Forrest County, Mississippi, recorded as human settlement in Forrest County, Mississippi, United States. It is the only former community in Forrest County recorded on the federal names register, out of 415 across Mississippi.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Riverside 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 31.3542° N, 89.3317° W.

Key facts

Elevation153 ft
Nearest living townGlendale, MS
Distance to it1.7 miles
Coordinates31.35417, -89.33167

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What's there now

Riverside is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Glendale, MS (population 1,519), about 1.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 153 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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