List of lighthouses in Mississippi

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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  | Image  | Location  | Coordinates  | Year first lit  | Automated  | Year deactivated  | Current Lens  | Focal Height

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Biloxi Light |  | Biloxi | 30°23′44″N 88°54′04″W﻿ / ﻿30.3956°N 88.9011°W﻿ / 30.3956; -88.9011﻿ (Biloxi Light) | 1848  | 1941  | Active  | Unknown  | 060 60 ft (18 m)
Cat Island Light |  | Cat island | 30°13′56″N 89°09′41″W﻿ / ﻿30.2322°N 89.1614°W﻿ / 30.2322; -89.1614﻿ (Cat Island Light) | 1831 (First)
1871 (Last) | Never  | 1937
(Destroyed in 1961) | None  | 045 45 ft (14 m)
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) | 1854[3] | Never  | 1906[3]
(Destroyed) | None  | 035 35 ft (11 m)
Horn Island Light |  | Pascagoula | 30°13′26″N 88°29′06″W﻿ / ﻿30.224°N 88.485°W﻿ / 30.224; -88.485﻿ (Horn Island Light)[4]
(Third light) | 1874 (First)
1908 (Last) | 1951> | 1961
(Destroyed) | None  | 047 47 ft (14 m)
(Third tower)
Lake Borgne Light |  | Lake Borgne | 30°10′30″N 89°27′14″W﻿ / ﻿30.175°N 89.454°W﻿ / 30.175; -89.454﻿ (Lake Borgne Light) | 1889[5] | Never  | 1937[5]
(Destroyed) | None  | 043 43 ft (13 m)[5]
Merrill Shell Bank Light |  | Mississippi Sound | 30°14′33″N 89°14′56″W﻿ / ﻿30.2425°N 89.2489°W﻿ / 30.2425; -89.2489﻿ (Merrill Shell Bank Light) | 1860 (First)
1883 (Last) | 1932  | 1945
(Removed) | None  | 042 42 ft (13 m)
Natchez LightA | N/A  | Natchez | N/A  | 1828[6] | Never  | 1839-1840[6][7]
(Destroyed)[7] | None  | 035 35 ft (11 m)[6]
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) | 1831  | Never  | 1882
(Demolished) | None  | 042 42 ft (13 m)
Round Island Light |  | Round Island
(later: 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) | 1833 (First)
1859 (Last) | 1944  | 1949
(Destroyed in 1998,
rebuilt in 2012) | Fourth-order Fresnel
(Replica) | 050 50 ft (15 m)
Ship Island Light |  | Ship Island | 30°12′46″N 88°57′58″W﻿ / ﻿30.2127°N 88.9661°W﻿ / 30.2127; -88.9661﻿ (Ship Island Light) | 1853 (First)
1886 (Last) | 1950  | 1964
(Destroyed in 1972) | None  | 076 76 ft (23 m)
St. Joseph Island Light | N/A  | St. Joseph Island  | 30°11′28″N 89°25′19″W﻿ / ﻿30.191°N 89.422°W﻿ / 30.191; -89.422﻿ (St. Joseph Island Light)[8] | 1861[9] | Never  | 1888[9]
(Destroyed in 1893) | None  | Unknown

## Notes

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A.^ It is unclear whether this light was ever put in service.[6][7]

## References

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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. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
3. ^ a b Harrison, Tim; Jones, Ray (2000). Lost Lighthouses: Stories and Images of America's Vanished Lighthouses. Guilford, Connecticut: Globe Pequot Press. p. 104. ISBN 9780762704439. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
4. ^ "Lighthouse Inspection Report: Horn Island Light Station". 1911-10-06. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
5. ^ a b c Harrison, Tim; Jones, Ray (2000). Lost Lighthouses: Stories and Images of America's Vanished Lighthouses. Guilford, Connecticut: Globe Pequot Press. pp. 108–109. ISBN 9780762704439. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
6. ^ a b c d "Lighthouse Explorer: Natchez Light". Foghorn Publishing. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
7. ^ a b c Harrison, Tim; Jones, Ray (2000). Lost Lighthouses: Stories and Images of America's Vanished Lighthouses. Guilford, Connecticut: Globe Pequot Press. p. 144. ISBN 9780762704439. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
8. ^ "Mississippi Sound at USGS St Joseph Island Light". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
9. ^ a b "Lighthouse Explorer: St. Joseph Island Light". Foghorn Publishing. Retrieved 2016-03-11.

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