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		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		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		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(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		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		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[7][6]	destroyed by tornado;[7] it is unclear whether this light was ever put in service.[7][6]
Pass Christian Light	Pass Christian	30°18′54″N 89°15′04″W / 30.315°N 89.251°W		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 (original); 30°22′15″N 88°33′21″W / 30.3707°N 88.5559°W (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		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[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. 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. 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. "Lighthouse Explorer: Natchez Light". Foghorn Publishing. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
7. 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. "Lighthouse Explorer: St. Joseph Island Light". Foghorn Publishing. Retrieved 2016-03-11.