Wesley
Ghost town · Monroe County, Mississippi

Wesley is a ghost town in Monroe County, Mississippi. It is one of 28 former communities in Monroe County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 57 Mississippi counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Wesley as a historical populated place on the Amory SW 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 33.7746° N, 88.4587° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Amory SW |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 217 ft |
| Nearest living town | New Hamilton, MS |
| Distance to it | 2.1 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 687481 |
| Coordinates | 33.77456, -88.45865 |
What's there now
Wesley is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is New Hamilton, MS (population 491), about 2.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 217 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Ashlandghost town · Monroe County · 0.5 mi
- Vassarghost town · Monroe County · 4.7 mi
- Grubb Springsghost town · Monroe County · 6.5 mi
- Temperence Hillghost town · Monroe County · 6.8 mi
- Corrineghost town · Monroe County · 7.2 mi
- Gladneyvilleghost town · Monroe County · 7.5 mi
- Chins Springsghost town · Lowndes County · 7.6 mi
- Beeksghost town · Monroe County · 7.6 mi
- Ryeghost town · Monroe County · 7.9 mi
- Bolivarghost town · Monroe County · 8.5 mi
- Sykesghost town · Monroe County · 8.8 mi
- Greenbrierghost town · Monroe County · 9.5 mi
Questions
Where is Wesley?
Wesley is in Monroe County, Mississippi, at 33.7746, -88.4587.
How many ghost towns are in Monroe County?
Monroe County, Mississippi has 28 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.