Abandoned Towns

Ghost town record · Claiborne County, Mississippi

Bruinsburg

Extinct settlement in Claiborne County.

Record

About Bruinsburg

Bruinsburg is an extinct settlement in Claiborne County, Mississippi, United States. Founded when the Natchez District was part of West Florida, the settlement was one of the end points of the Natchez Trace land route from Nashville to the lower Mississippi River valley.

This is a site record: what public sources say about Bruinsburg, 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 Bruinsburg is

USGS topographic map around Bruinsburg
USGS topographic map, The National Map (public domain). The pin marks the coordinates in the record; old townsites are often a little off.

Historic maps

9 historic USGS maps cover Bruinsburg

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.

Directions

Getting there

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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 Bruinsburg

Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Mississippi index.

Sources

Sources

  1. Wikipedia, "Bruinsburg, Mississippi": coordinates and summary.
  2. Wikidata Q15693968.
  3. USGS GNIS 691732.
  4. USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
  5. USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).