Boneyard Ghost Town

Alcorn County, Mississippi34.9022, -88.6717

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
9.5 miCorinth, MS
Mild months
Mar–Nov7 of 12
Next ghost town
9.3 miDanville
Illustration of a south landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Boneyard. No free-licensed photo yet.

Boneyard is an abandoned town in Alcorn County, Mississippi.

On the map

20 mi40 miCorinthBoonevilleSavannahRipleyBolivarSelmerIukaBoneyard
  • Private or unlisted
  • Unknown

Star: Boneyard. Dots: other ghost towns within 40 miles, colored by land manager. Squares: towns over 1,000 people. Rings are straight-line distance. Live map: © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.

The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Corinth, MS, about 9.5 miles east in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Jackson, TN, 53 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Danville9.3 mi southeast
  2. Holcut24 mi southeast
  3. Hardinville37 mi northeast
  4. Mountain Mills46 mi east
  5. Yale48 mi southeast
  6. Riverside48 mi southwest
  7. Van Buren51 mi south
  8. Pontocola53 mi south

Distances are straight lines. Roads to ruins are often dirt, and a 20-mile hop can take an hour.

Who owns the land

Private or unlisted land

The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road.

The point is the town location from Wikidata, and the land record is from PAD-US 3.0 (USGS). Ruins can spread past that point, and land changes hands faster than the database. How we read PAD-US.

Weather by month

0°20°40°60°80°100°4930Jan5434Feb6340Mar7348Apr8058May8766Jun9070Jul9068Aug8460Sep7448Oct6138Nov5233DecJan: 4.9 inFeb: 5.0 inMar: 5.4 inApr: 5.5 inMay: 5.7 inJun: 5.0 inJul: 4.6 inAug: 3.6 inSep: 4.1 inOct: 4.3 inNov: 4.4 inDec: 6.3 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run March to June, September to November, judging by NOAA normals from Corinth 7 Sw. June to August bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Corinth 7 Sw station (USC00221962), 3.4 miles away. About 58.8 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationAlcorn County, Mississippi
Coordinates34.90222, -88.67167
SourcesWikidata Q108123154 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Boneyard ghost town?

In Alcorn County, Mississippi, at 34.9022, -88.6717. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Corinth, MS, about 9.5 miles east in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Jackson, TN, 53 miles away.

Can you visit Boneyard?

Likely private land. The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road.

When is the best time to visit Boneyard?

Mild months here run March to June, September to November, judging by NOAA normals from Corinth 7 Sw. June to August bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

Are there other ghost towns near Boneyard?

Yes. Danville (9.3 mi), Holcut (24 mi), Hardinville (37 mi).

More ghost towns in Mississippi

All 83 ghost towns in Mississippi