List of lighthouses in Mississippi

This is a list of all lighthouses in the U.S. state of Mississippi as identified by the United States Coast Guard and other historical sources.

Only two of those listed remain standing, and neither holds a Coast Guard maintained light, though one is maintained privately. Three were replaced by unmanned lights at the same location.

Focal height and coordinates are taken from the 1907 United States Coast Guard Light List,[1] while location and dates of activation, automation, and deactivation are taken from the United States Coast Guard Historical information site for lighthouses.[2]

Name Location Coordinates Image Focal
Height
Built[note 1] Automated Deactivated Status
Biloxi Light Biloxi 30°23′44″N 88°54′04″W / 30.3956°N 88.9011°W / 30.3956; -88.9011 (Biloxi Light) 60 ft (18 m) 1848 1941 active; private aid
Cat Island Light west end of Cat Island 30°13′56″N 89°09′41″W / 30.2322°N 89.1614°W / 30.2322; -89.1614 (Cat Island Light) 45 ft (14 m) 1831/1871 1937 abandoned and burnt;
iron foundation remains
East Pascagoula River Light Pascagoula 30°21′00″N 88°34′05″W / 30.350°N 88.568°W / 30.350; -88.568 (East Pascagoula River Light) 35 ft (11 m) 1854[3] 1906[3] destroyed in a hurricane[3]
Horn Island Light east end of Horn Island (1st/2nd lights);
off west end of Petit Bois Island (3rd light)
30°13′26″N 88°29′06″W / 30.224°N 88.485°W / 30.224; -88.485 (Horn Island Light)(3rd light)[4] 47 ft (14 m)[note 2] 1874/1908 1961 1st house abandoned;
2nd house destroyed in hurricane
3rd house removed and replaced by skeleton tower for range light
Lake Borgne Light north side of entrance to Lake Borgne from Mississippi Sound 30°10′30″N 89°27′14″W / 30.175°N 89.454°W / 30.175; -89.454 (Lake Borgne Light) 43 ft (13 m)[5] 1889[5] 1937[5] abandoned;
iron foundation remains
Merrill Shell Bank Light Mississippi Sound west of Cat Island 30°14′33″N 89°14′56″W / 30.2425°N 89.2489°W / 30.2425; -89.2489 (Merrill Shell Bank Light) 42 ft (13 m) 1860/1883 1932 1945 replaced by skeleton tower
Natchez Light on the Mississippi River in Natchez 35 ft (11 m)[6] 1828[6] 1839-1840[6][7] destroyed by tornado;[7]
it is unclear whether this light was ever put in service.[6][7]
Pass Christian Light Pass Christian 30°18′54″N 89°15′04″W / 30.315°N 89.251°W / 30.315; -89.251 (Pass Christian Light) 42 ft (13 m) 1831 1881 demolished
Petit Bois Light: see Horn Island Light above[note 3]
Round Island Light southern tip of Round Island;
relocated to Pascagoula
30°17′28″N 88°35′06″W / 30.291°N 88.585°W / 30.291; -88.585 (Round Island Light (orig)) (original);
30°22′15″N 88°33′21″W / 30.3707°N 88.5559°W / 30.3707; -88.5559 (Round Island Light (current)) (current)[8]
50 ft (15 m) 1833/1859 1944 1949 damaged by hurricanes; reconstructed on shore
Ship Island Light Ship Island west of Fort Massachusetts 30°12′46″N 88°57′58″W / 30.2127°N 88.9661°W / 30.2127; -88.9661 (Ship Island Light) 076 ft (23 m)[note 4] 1853/1886 1950 1964 sold to private owner; destroyed in accidental fire
St. Joseph Island Light St. Joseph Island at entrance to Lake Borgne 30°11′28″N 89°25′19″W / 30.191°N 89.422°W / 30.191; -89.422 (St. Joseph Island Light)[9] 1861[10] 1888[10] abandoned; eventually replaced by unmanned light

Notes

  1. If there is a second date, it represents the date the most recent tower was lit.
  2. third tower
  3. alternate name for third Horn Island Light
  4. 1886 tower

References

  1. List of Lights and Fog Signals on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the United States. Government Printing Office. March 1, 1907. pp. 234–243. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
  2. "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Mississippi". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office.
  3. 1 2 3 Harrison, Tim; Jones, Ray (2000). Lost Lighthouses: Stories and Images of America's Vanished Lighthouses. Guilford, Connecticut: Globe Pequot Press. p. 104. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
  4. "Lighthouse Inspection Report: Horn Island Light Station". 1911-10-06. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
  5. 1 2 3 Harrison, Tim; Jones, Ray (2000). Lost Lighthouses: Stories and Images of America's Vanished Lighthouses. Guilford, Connecticut: Globe Pequot Press. pp. 108–109. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Lighthouse Explorer: Natchez Light". Foghorn Publishing. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
  7. 1 2 3 Harrison, Tim; Jones, Ray (2000). Lost Lighthouses: Stories and Images of America's Vanished Lighthouses. Guilford, Connecticut: Globe Pequot Press. p. 144. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
  8. "Round Island, Mississippi". LighthouseFriends. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
  9. "Mississippi Sound at USGS St Joseph Island Light". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
  10. 1 2 "Lighthouse Explorer: St. Joseph Island Light". Foghorn Publishing. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
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