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Fire lookout · Itawamba County, Mississippi

Fairview Lookout Tower

100-foot International Derrick lookout in Itawamba County, Mississippi, administered by the Mississippi Forestry Commission; NHLR-registered July 2022; build date and staffing unknown.

Visit & stay

Not rentable. As far as we know, this lookout cannot be booked for overnight stays.

Access

Access unknown

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Can you climb it?
Unknown
Road to the top?
Unknown
Staffing
Unknown

Facts

Status
Standing
Type
Cab on a tower100-foot International Derrick towerThe design: IDECO
Built of
SteelGoing by its design; no source says so in words.
Built
Unknown
Height
100 ft (30.5 m)
Elevation
550 ft (168 m)
Agency
Mississippi Forestry Commission
Land
Unknown
Location
Itawamba County, Mississippi
Coordinates
34.36033, −88.31662
This entry
VerifiedResearched, then checked independently. Updated 8 Oct 2026.
Firefinder id
us-ms-fairview

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History

Then and now

  1. 2022 Added to the National Historic Lookout RegisterRegistered July 18, 2022 as US 1683, MS 43Source: nhlr.org
  2. 2022 EventSite visit recorded as 7/17/22 in the Register's description; the nominator is Jason JohnsSource: nhlr.org
  3. TodayStandingIt still stands, as far as our sources know.

Old maps of this spot

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Story

Researched 8 Oct 2026, fact-checked.

The Fairview Lookout Tower is in Itawamba County, Mississippi, at an elevation of 550 feet (168 m).1 The Register gives its coordinates as N 34.360333° W 088.316618° and numbers it US 1683, MS 43.1 The next entry in its list is Dumas Lookout Tower (US 1684).1 The Register lists it as a 100ft International Derrick, administered by the Mississippi Forestry Commission.1

The Register lists the build date as unknown.1 It says nothing about who staffed the tower or about any fire history at the site.1

Jason Johns nominated the tower after a site visit on July 17, 2022, and it was registered on July 18, 2022.1 That visit is the most recent record found, so the tower's current condition and public access remain unconfirmed.1

  1. Fairview Lookout Tower, National Historic Lookout Register, http://nhlr.org/lookouts/us/ms/fairview-lookout-tower/ (accessed 2026-10-08). ↩

Photos

Photo of Fairview Lookout Tower
Photo: National Historic Lookout Register (nhlr.org) · All rights reserved · source
Photo of Fairview Lookout Tower
Photo: National Historic Lookout Register (nhlr.org) · All rights reserved · source
Photo of Fairview Lookout Tower
Photo: National Historic Lookout Register (nhlr.org) · All rights reserved · source
Photo of Fairview Lookout Tower
Photo: National Historic Lookout Register (nhlr.org) · All rights reserved · source

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Sources

  1. National Historic Lookout Register (NHLR) Gave us: name, location, county, elevation, what it is built of, status, register numbers, agency, dates, photos, links National Historic Lookout Register (nhlr.org) · All rights reserved (American Resources, Inc.); facts extracted only, no prose copied. · retrieved 4 Oct 2026
  2. FOREST LOOKOUTS -- eastern US (easternuslookouts.weebly.com) Gave us: links easternuslookouts.weebly.com · No licence stated; facts only (county, coordinates where the page's own map widget gives them, status, height, design hints, register links). The site's own historical quotes, newspaper citations and narrative are not reproduced. · retrieved 8 Oct 2026
  3. OpenStreetMap -- fire lookout structures Gave us: type, links © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL 1.0. (c) OpenStreetMap contributors. · retrieved 4 Oct 2026
  4. Firefinder research Gave us: summary, design, height, status, agency, dates, links, fact-check Firefinder research (sources cited in the story footnotes) · Our own research notes; each fact cites its source in the lookout's story

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