Abandoned Record
About Bankston
Bankston is a ghost town in Choctaw County, Mississippi, United States. The nearest community is French Camp, located 8 mi (13 km) south-southwest.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Bankston, 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 Bankston is
Historic maps
7 historic USGS maps cover Bankston
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.
- 1953 West Point sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 West Point sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1963 West Point sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1966 Tomnolen sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1968 Weir sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1984 Kosciusko sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1984 West Point sheet, 1:250,000 · 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 Bankston
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Mississippi index.
- Pigeon Roost15.0 mi NE · Choctaw
- Palo Alto38.1 mi NE · Clay
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Bankston": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Bankston, Mississippi": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q4856779.
- USGS GNIS 707488.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).