Gum Ridge, Mississippi

Gum Ridge is a ghost town in Jefferson County, Mississippi.

[1] Gum Ridge was located at the eastern end of a bend in the Mississippi River, at the mouth of Coles Creek.

[2] A post office was established in 1875,[3] and the hamlet was included on Mississippi River postal routes.

[2] Aboriginal artifacts, particularly a celt and a sandstone pipe, have been found at Gum Ridge.

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Map of Mississippi highlighting Jefferson County