Abandoned Record
About Prentiss
Prentiss (also known as "Wellington", "Indian Point Landing", and "Indian Town") is a ghost town in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. Once a thriving river port and county seat, Prentiss was destroyed during the Civil War, and then washed over by the Mississippi River during the 1870s.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Prentiss, 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 Prentiss is
Historic maps
5 historic USGS maps cover Prentiss
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 Big Island sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1953 Greenwood sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1956 Greenwood sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1972 Rosedale sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1986 Dumas 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 Prentiss
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Mississippi index.
- Mound Landing11.6 mi S · Bolivar
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Prentiss, Bolivar County, Mississippi": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q14945195.
- USGS GNIS 710138.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).