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Stephens

Ghost town · Pike County, Mississippi

Osyka quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1972, 1:24,000)
Osyka quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1972, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Stephens is a ghost town in Pike County, Mississippi. It is one of 4 former communities in Pike County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 27th among the 57 Mississippi counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Stephens as a historical populated place on the Osyka 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 31.0752° N, 90.4737° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleOsyka
Elevation255 ft
Nearest living townOsyka, MS
Distance to it4.7 miles
GNIS feature ID710002
Coordinates31.07518, -90.47371

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What's there now

Stephens is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Osyka, MS (population 368), about 4.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 255 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 Stephens?

Stephens is in Pike County, Mississippi, at 31.0752, -90.4737.

How many ghost towns are in Pike County?

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

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