Abandoned Record
About Coars Springs
Coars Springs is a ghost town in Copiah County, Mississippi, United States. Once a thriving settlement and the first county seat in the early 1800s, Coars Springs was bypassed by the railroad and finally abandoned.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Coars Springs, 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 Coars Springs is
Historic maps
5 historic USGS maps cover Coars Springs
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 Natchez sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1956 Natchez sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1959 Natchez sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1963 Crystal Springs sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1984 Brookhaven sheet, 1:100,000 · 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 Coars Springs
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Mississippi index.
- Woolworth18.3 mi S · Lincoln
- Westville20.1 mi E · Simpson
- Mount Carmel33.5 mi SE · Jefferson Davis
- Rocky Springs33.9 mi NW · Claiborne
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Coars Springs, Mississippi": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q16949498.
- USGS GNIS 708017.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).