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Yamacraw

Ghost town · Pearl River County, Mississippi

Pools Bluff quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1942, 1:31,680)
Pools Bluff quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1942, 1:31,680) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Yamacraw 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 Yamacraw as a historical populated place on the Henleyfield 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 30.6327° N, 89.8001° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHenleyfield
Elevation45 ft
Nearest living townRio, LA
Distance to it6.7 miles
GNIS feature ID688184
Coordinates30.63269, -89.80007

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What's there now

Yamacraw is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Rio, LA (population 217), about 6.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 45 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Nearby places

Questions

Where is Yamacraw?

Yamacraw is in Pearl River County, Mississippi, at 30.6327, -89.8001.

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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