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West Port

Ghost town · Lowndes County, Mississippi

Columbus quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1960, 1:62,500)
Columbus quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1960, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

West Port is a ghost town in Lowndes County, Mississippi. It is one of 15 former communities in Lowndes County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 10th among the 57 Mississippi counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists West Port as a historical populated place on the Columbus South 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 33.4871° N, 88.4550° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleColumbus South
Elevation161 ft
Nearest living townColumbus, MS
Distance to it3.1 miles
GNIS feature ID710102
Coordinates33.48706, -88.45504

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What's there now

West Port is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Columbus, MS (population 23,616), about 3.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 161 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 West Port?

West Port is in Lowndes County, Mississippi, at 33.4871, -88.4550.

How many ghost towns are in Lowndes County?

Lowndes County, Mississippi has 15 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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