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Fire lookout · Grenada County, Mississippi

Kincaid Lookout Tower

Also known as Gore Springs

100 ft International Derrick tower in Grenada County, MS, listed by NHLR in July 2022 as Kincaid; current condition not confirmed; no build date or history found. A Forest Lookouts entry called Gore Springs is not linked to it.

Visit & stay

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

Access

Access unknown

We do not know the access rules. Check with the land manager before you go.

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

Facts

Status
Standing
Type
Cab on a tower100 ft 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
490 ft (149 m)
Agency
Mississippi Forestry Commission
Land
Unknown
Location
Grenada County, Mississippi
Coordinates
33.75052, −89.69356
This entry
VerifiedResearched, then checked independently. Updated 9 Oct 2026.
Firefinder id
us-ms-kincaid

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History

Then and now

  1. 2022 Condition assessmentRegister records a site visit noted as 2/5/22Source: nhlr.org
  2. 2022 Added to the National Historic Lookout RegisterRegistered on the National Historic Lookout Register July 19, 2022 as US 1685, MS 44; nominated by 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 9 Oct 2026, fact-checked.

The Kincaid Lookout Tower is in Grenada County, Mississippi.1 The National Historic Lookout Register describes it as a 100-foot International Derrick tower, and gives the site's elevation as 490 feet, or 149 meters.1

The register gives no build date for the tower.1 The Forest Lookouts index lists a Grenada County tower under the name Gore Springs.2 Neither source links that entry to this tower, so we do not treat them as the same site.1,2 Neither source names a staff member or a fire the tower watched.1,2

The register lists the tower under the Kincaid name, recorded on July 19, 2022, as US 1685, MS 44, on the nomination of Jason Johns.1 The Mississippi Forestry Commission administers the site.1 The register's only site visit is noted as 2/5/22.1

The sources we read do not say whether the tower still stands, or whether it has been moved, burned or taken down.1,2 The register gives no access information.1 Anyone planning to see the site should first ask the Mississippi Forestry Commission, which administers it.1

  1. Kincaid Lookout Tower, National Historic Lookout Register, http://nhlr.org/lookouts/us/ms/kincaid-lookout-tower/ (accessed 2026-10-09). ↩
  2. Gore Springs, Forest Lookouts, https://easternuslookouts.weebly.com/gore-springs.html (accessed 2026-10-09). ↩

Photos

Photo of Kincaid Lookout Tower
Photo: National Historic Lookout Register (nhlr.org) · All rights reserved · source
Photo of Kincaid Lookout Tower
Photo: National Historic Lookout Register (nhlr.org) · All rights reserved · source
Photo of Kincaid 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: type, 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. Firefinder research Gave us: summary, design, height, 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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