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The record for Mississippi opens with Stuckey's Bridge, Auburn and Monmouth — the deepest files in the jurisdiction. The most-filed claim types here are Apparition (33 dossiers), Haunting (22) and Named Ghost Legend (16). Of its 80 sites, 42 are listed as open to the public — confirm access before visiting. The oldest dated entry is Temple Heights, established 1837.

Bridge
Medium

Stuckey's Bridge

Meridian, Mississippi

The iron bridge where the murderous innkeeper was hanged.

3 claims · 3 legends→
Mansion
Medium

Auburn

Natchez, Mississippi

Levi Weeks’s 1812 masterpiece—the "most magnificent" of Natchez.

3 claims · 1 legend→
Mansion
Medium

Monmouth

Natchez, Mississippi

John A. Quitman’s 1818 house—the general’s ghost and the inn’s lore.

2 claims · 2 legends→
House
Medium

Magnolia Hall

Natchez, Mississippi

The 1858 Greek Revival—Henderson Britton’s last house.

2 claims · 2 legends→
House
Medium

House on Ellicott Hill

Natchez, Mississippi

The 1798 house on the hill—where the Spanish flag came down.

2 claims · 2 legends→
House
Medium

Melrose

Natchez, Mississippi

The 1848 NHP house—the most intact antebellum estate in Natchez.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Town
Medium

Rocky Springs

Port Gibson, Mississippi

The Trace town that died of yellow fever—and the church still stands.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Former Jail Library
Medium

Old Noxubee County Jail

Macon, Mississippi

Former jail library in Macon; research record.

2 claims · 1 legend→
House
Medium

Stanton Hall

Natchez, Mississippi

The 1857 palazzo—Natchez’s grandest mansion.

2 claims · 1 legend→
Site
Medium

Grand Village of the Natchez

Natchez, Mississippi

The Natchez people’s ceremonial center—the mounds on the bluff.

2 claims · 1 legend→
Site
Medium

Elvis Presley Birthplace

Tupelo, Mississippi

The two-room shotgun house where the King was born—1935.

2 claims · 1 legend→
Site
Medium

Bryant’s Grocery

Money, Mississippi

August 24, 1955—the store where Emmett Till was accused.

2 claims · 1 legend→
Site
Medium

Tallahatchie County Courthouse

Sumner, Mississippi

The 1955 trial—where the killers walked free.

2 claims · 1 legend→
Site
Medium

Shubuta bridge

Shubuta, Mississippi

The "hanging bridge"—where the lynchings happened.

2 claims · 1 legend→
House
Medium

Beauvoir

Biloxi, Mississippi

Jefferson Davis’s last home—the Confederate president’s Biloxi house.

2 claims · 1 legend→
Site
Medium

Ship Island

Gulfport, Mississippi

Fort Massachusetts on the barrier island—where the prisoners died.

2 claims · 1 legend→
House
Medium

Longfellow House

Pascagoula, Mississippi

The 1849 house where "Evangeline" was written—allegedly.

2 claims · 1 legend→
House
Medium

Walter Place

Holly Springs, Mississippi

The mansion where Grant’s wife stayed—and the ghosts remain.

2 claims · 1 legend→
Museum
Medium

Jimmie Rodgers Museum

Meridian, Mississippi

The Singing Brakeman’s museum—the father of country music’s hometown.

2 claims · 1 legend→
Plantation Ruins
Medium

Windsor Ruins

Port Gibson, Mississippi

Plantation ruins in Mississippi; research record.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Fort
Medium

Fort Massachusetts

Gulfport, Mississippi

Fort in Mississippi; research record.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Historic House
Medium

McRaven House

Vicksburg, Mississippi

Historic house in Vicksburg; research record.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Cemetery
Medium

Natchez City Cemetery

Natchez, Mississippi

Cemetery in Natchez; research record.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Historic Tavern
Medium

King’s Tavern

Natchez, Mississippi

Historic tavern in Natchez; research record.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Museum
Medium

Amory Regional Museum

Amory, Mississippi

Museum in Amory; research record.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Historic House
Medium

Amos Deason Home

Ellisville, Mississippi

Historic house in Ellisville; research record.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Cemetery
Medium

Glenwood Cemetery — Witch’s Grave

Yazoo City, Mississippi

Cemetery in Yazoo City; research record.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Demolished House
Medium

Bride’s House

Oxford, Mississippi

Demolished house in Oxford; research record.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Historic House
Medium

Thompson-Chandler House

Oxford, Mississippi

Historic house in Oxford; research record.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Historic Inn
Medium

Duff Green Mansion

Vicksburg, Mississippi

Historic inn in Vicksburg; research record.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Battlefield
Medium

Vicksburg National Military Park

Vicksburg, Mississippi

Battlefield in Vicksburg; research record.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Theater
Medium

Lyric Theatre

Tupelo, Mississippi

Theater in Tupelo; research record.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Legend Tree
Medium

Friendship Oak

Long Beach, Mississippi

Legend tree in Long Beach; research record.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Historic House
Medium

Temple Heights

Columbus, Mississippi

Historic house in Columbus; research record.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Prison
Medium

Mississippi State Penitentiary (Parchman)

Parchman, Mississippi

Parchman Farm—the convict-labor plantation where the blues were born and broken.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Mansion
Medium

Longwood

Natchez, Mississippi

The unfinished octagon—the largest octagonal house in America, frozen in 1861.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Mansion
Medium

Dunleith

Natchez, Mississippi

The 1856 Greek Revival inn whose colonnades frame a century of lore.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Mansion
Medium

Rosalie

Natchez, Mississippi

The 1823 bluff house that gave Fort Rosalie its name—and saw the river’s dead.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Mansion
Medium

Linden

Natchez, Mississippi

The 1800 house with the door to nowhere—and a woman on the stairs.

1 claim · 1 legend→
House
Medium

D’Evereux

Natchez, Mississippi

The 1840 mansion where the chandelier still hangs.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Museum
Low

Old Capitol Museum

Jackson, Mississippi

Museum in Jackson; research record.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Historic House
Low

The Towers of Natchez

Natchez, Mississippi

Historic house in Natchez; research record.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Road
Low

Nash Road

Columbus, Mississippi

Road in Columbus; research record.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Historic Inn
Low

Anchuca Historic Mansion and Inn

Vicksburg, Mississippi

Historic inn in Vicksburg; research record.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Historic Inn
Low

Generals’ Quarters Bed and Breakfast Inn

Corinth, Mississippi

Historic inn in Corinth; research record.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Historic Inn
Low

Annabelle Bed and Breakfast

Vicksburg, Mississippi

Historic inn in Vicksburg; research record.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Historic Inn
Low

Linden Bed and Breakfast

Natchez, Mississippi

Historic inn in Natchez; research record.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Historic House
Low

McNutt House

Vicksburg, Mississippi

Historic house in Vicksburg; research record.

1 claim · 1 legend→
River Folklore Area
Low

Pascagoula River — Singing River Folklore Area

Pascagoula, Mississippi

River folklore area in Pascagoula; research record.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Island
Medium

Deer Island Folklore Area

Biloxi, Mississippi

Island in Biloxi; research record.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Bay Folklore Area
Low

Biloxi Bay — Firewater Ghost Folklore Area

Biloxi, Mississippi

Bay folklore area in Biloxi; research record.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Cemetery
Low

Friendship Cemetery

Columbus, Mississippi

Cemetery in Columbus; research record.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Historic House
Low

Lincoln Home

Columbus, Mississippi

Historic house in Columbus; research record.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Historic House
Low

Waverly Mansion

West Point, Mississippi

Historic house in West Point; research record.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Theater
Low

Princess Theatre

Columbus, Mississippi

Theater in Columbus; research record.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Historic House
Low

Errolton

Columbus, Mississippi

Historic house in Columbus; research record.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Historic House
Low

Wisteria Place

Columbus, Mississippi

Historic house in Columbus; research record.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Historic House
Low

Lee House

Columbus, Mississippi

Historic house in Columbus; research record.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Library
Low

Lee County Library

Tupelo, Mississippi

Library in Tupelo; research record.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Historic House
Medium

Merrehope

Meridian, Mississippi

Historic house in Meridian; research record.

1 claim→
Historic House
Medium

Rowan Oak

Oxford, Mississippi

Historic house in Oxford; research record.

1 claim→
Riverfront
Medium

Pascagoula Abduction site

Pascagoula, Mississippi

The 1973 shipyard-abduction case that made national news and left a historical marker.

1 claim→
House
Medium

Lansdowne

Natchez, Mississippi

The 1853 house where the family still lives—six generations on.

1 claim→
House
Medium

Montaigne

Natchez, Mississippi

The 1855 suburban villa—William Conner’s escape from the city.

1 claim→
Site
Medium

Emerald Mound

Natchez, Mississippi

The second-largest mound in America—35 feet of Mississippian earthwork.

1 claim→
Site
Medium

Dockery Farms

Cleveland, Mississippi

The plantation where the blues were born—Charley Patton’s home.

1 claim→
Lighthouse
Medium

Biloxi Lighthouse

Biloxi, Mississippi

The 1848 cast-iron tower that survived Katrina—still standing in the median.

1 claim→
Site
Medium

Fort Maurepas

Ocean Springs, Mississippi

1699—Iberville’s first French settlement on the Gulf.

1 claim→
Site
Medium

Ida B. Wells birthplace

Holly Springs, Mississippi

The 1862 cabin site—where the anti-lynching crusader was born.

1 claim→
Site
Medium

Dentzel Carousel

Meridian, Mississippi

The 1909 carousel in Highland Park—still turning.

1 claim→
Historic House
Low

Highland House

Columbus, Mississippi

Historic house in Columbus; research record.

1 claim→
Library
Low

Biloxi Public Library

Biloxi, Mississippi

Library in Biloxi; research record.

1 claim→
Library
Low

Meridian-Lauderdale County Public Library

Meridian, Mississippi

Library in Meridian; research record.

1 claim→
Historic Site
Medium

Forks of the Road Enslavement Market Terminus

Natchez, Mississippi

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

2 facts→
Historic Site
Medium

Corinth Contraband Camp

Corinth, Mississippi

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

2 facts→
Historic Site
Medium

Horn Island (Gulf Islands National Seashore, NPS)

Ocean Springs, Mississippi

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

2 facts→
Historic Site
Medium

Ship Island (Gulf Islands National Seashore, NPS)

Gulfport, Mississippi

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

2 facts→
Cemetery
Medium

Logtown Cemetery

Logtown, Mississippi

Cemetery in Logtown; research record.

2 facts→
Ghost Town
Medium

Rodney Historic District

Rodney, Mississippi

Ghost town in Rodney; research record.

1 fact→
Ghost Town
Medium

Logtown

Logtown, Mississippi

Ghost town in Logtown; research record.

1 fact→