Abandoned Record
About Baleshed
Baleshed (also Baleshed Landing and Stack Landing) is a ghost town in Issaquena County, Mississippi, United States. Baleshed was located on the Mississippi River.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Baleshed, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Baleshed is
Historic maps
8 historic USGS maps cover Baleshed
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1939 Mayersville sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Jackson sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1961 Jackson sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1962 Jackson sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1970 Whiting Bayou sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1972 Lake Providence sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1982 Bastrop sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1994 Whiting Bayou sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Baleshed
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Mississippi index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Baleshed, Mississippi": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q16837294.
- USGS GNIS 711144.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).