Gainesville
Gainesville is a ghost town located in Hancock County, Mississippi, near the border of Louisiana. Formerly a thriving port on the Pearl River, the town underwent marked decline due to the emergence of railways in the mid-19th century.- Locality
- …lies at an elevation of around 20 feet (10 metres)
- Description: ghost town in Mississippi, United States
- Also known as“Gainesville, Mississippi”“Gainesville, MS”
- Category: ghost town
- Location
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Latitude
30.35011° or 30° 21′ 0″ north
Longitude
-89.6409° or 89° 38′ 27″ west
Open location code
862G9925+2J
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