Plumville Ghost Town

Yazoo County, Mississippi32.6681, -90.3083

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
8.7 miFlora, MS
Mild months
Jan–Dec9 of 12
Next ghost town
6.5 miBeatties Bluff
Illustration of a south landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Plumville. No free-licensed photo yet.

Plumville is a ghost town in Yazoo County, Mississippi.

On the map

20 mi40 miJacksonPearlMadisonClintonRidgelandCantonPlumville
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Plumville. 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 Flora, MS, about 8.7 miles south in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Jackson, MS, 25 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Beatties Bluff6.5 mi east
  2. Liverpool12 mi west
  3. Valena32 mi northeast
  4. Oswego38 mi north
  5. Lynwood43 mi southeast
  6. Brunswick45 mi west
  7. Arcadia48 mi west
  8. Baleshed48 mi west

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°5634Jan6036Feb6843Mar7551Apr8260May8967Jun9270Jul9169Aug8863Sep7851Oct6640Nov5835DecJan: 5.2 inFeb: 4.9 inMar: 5.7 inApr: 6.1 inMay: 4.7 inJun: 4.0 inJul: 4.6 inAug: 3.8 inSep: 4.1 inOct: 4.3 inNov: 4.6 inDec: 5.0 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run September to May, judging by NOAA normals from Canton 4N. June to September bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Canton 4N station (USC00221389), 16 miles away. About 57.0 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationYazoo County, Mississippi
Coordinates32.66806, -90.30833
SourcesWikidata Q96399595 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Plumville ghost town?

In Yazoo County, Mississippi, at 32.6681, -90.3083. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Flora, MS, about 8.7 miles south in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Jackson, MS, 25 miles away.

Can you visit Plumville?

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 Plumville?

Mild months here run September to May, judging by NOAA normals from Canton 4N. June to September bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

Are there other ghost towns near Plumville?

Yes. Beatties Bluff (6.5 mi), Liverpool (12 mi), Valena (32 mi), Oswego (38 mi).

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