Ghost Towns in Mississippi: 22 Photo Spots, Light & Night Sky Guide

Top ghost towns

Name	County	Elevation	Nearest town	Sky
Dogtown	Lafayette County	—	Oxford	3
Bankston	Choctaw County	—	Eupora	2
Rodney	Jefferson County	—	Saint Joseph	2
Brewton	Jackson County	—	Wade	3
Binnsville	Kemper County	—	Macon	2
Commerce	Tunica County	—	Tunica Resorts	4
Valena	Attala County	70 m	Goodman	2
Uniontown	Jefferson County	57 m	Fayette	2
MidwayEmmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley	Tallahatchie County	46 m	Mikoma	3
Camargo	Monroe County	67 m	Nettleton	3
Cotton Gin Port	Monroe County	61 m	Amory	4
Success	Jasper County	119 m	Newton	2
Holcut	Tishomingo County	164 m	Iuka	3
Prentiss	Bolivar County	37 m	Rosedale	2
Liverpool	Yazoo County	101 m	Yazoo City	3
Wildwood	Coahoma County	53 m	Jonestown	3
Coars Springs	Copiah County	107 m	Hazlehurst	3
Lynwood	Rankin County	162 m	Pelahatchie	3
Plumville	Yazoo County	61 m	Kearney Park	3
Volcan	Newton County	126 m	Newton	3
Holmesville	Pike County	84 m	McComb	3
Sand Hill	Attala County	143 m	Kosciusko	2

Sky = estimated Bortle class (1 darkest – 9 brightest).

Weathered wood and rusted metal show texture best in low-angle light; overcast skies suit interiors and moody black-and-white work.

Respect private property and closures: many ghost towns are on private land or protected historic sites — never enter unstable buildings.
For interiors with windows, blend two exposures (one for inside, one for the view) instead of relying on HDR alone.
Old buildings under the Milky Way make strong night images in dark rural skies.
Look for details: door hinges, faded signs, square nails and window frames tell the story.
Leave everything as you found it; removing artifacts from public land is illegal.

Season: High-elevation mining towns are reachable mostly from June to October; desert ghost towns are best in spring and autumn.