Bankston, Mississippi
Encyclopedia
Bankston is a ghost town
in Choctaw County, Mississippi
. All that remain of the town are the ruins of the general store and the cemetery. The nearest community is French Camp
to the south-southwest.
Ghost town
A ghost town is an abandoned town or city. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economic activity that supported it has failed, or due to natural or human-caused disasters such as floods, government actions, uncontrolled lawlessness, war, or nuclear disasters...
in Choctaw County, Mississippi
Choctaw County, Mississippi
-National protected areas:* Natchez Trace Parkway * Tombigbee National Forest -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 9,758 people, 3,686 households, and 2,668 families residing in the county. The population density was 23 people per square mile . There were 4,249 housing units at an...
. All that remain of the town are the ruins of the general store and the cemetery. The nearest community is French Camp
French Camp, Mississippi
French Camp is a town in Choctaw County, Mississippi, United States, located eighty miles southwest of Tupelo. The population was 393 at the 2000 census.-Geography:French Camp is located at ....
to the south-southwest.
External links
- http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/ms/bankston.html