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	Image	Location	Coordinates	Year first lit	Automated	Year deactivated	Current Lens	Focal Height
Biloxi Light		Biloxi	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	30.2322°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	30.350°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	30.224°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	30.175°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	30.2425°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 Light^A	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	30.315°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)	30.291°N 88.585°W / 30.291; -88.585 (Round Island Light (orig)) (Original) 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	30.2127°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	30.191°N 89.422°W / 30.191; -89.422 (St. Joseph Island Light)[8]	1861[9]	Never	1888[9] (Destroyed in 1893)	None	Unknown

Notes

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

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. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
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. "Mississippi Sound at USGS St Joseph Island Light". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
9. "Lighthouse Explorer: St. Joseph Island Light". Foghorn Publishing. Retrieved 2016-03-11.