Elysian Fields, Mississippi

Elysian Fields is a ghost town in Amite County, Mississippi, United States.

Elysian Fields was located approximately 2.5 mi (4.0 km) east of the present city of Centreville.

[2][3] The Spanish established a trading post at Elysian Fields in 1781, and used the site until 1789 as a place where land grants were provided to settlers arriving from the eastern American states.

[3] An auxiliary branch of the American Bible Society was established in 1823,[5] and a post office was built in 1824.

[6] A gazetteer from 1838 described Amite County's "chief towns" as Liberty, Centreville and Elysian Fields.

Map of Mississippi highlighting Amite County