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Fire lookout · Yazoo County, Mississippi

Yazoo Lookout Tower

Mississippi Forestry Commission's 100 ft Aermotor LS-40 tower in Yazoo County, registered 2023; the register says the site is still maintained; no build date found.

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 Aermotor LS-40 tower; site also has the original work shed and a small office/residenceThe design: Aermotor LS-40
Built of
Not recorded
Built
Unknown
Height
Unknown
Elevation
386 ft (118 m)
Agency
Mississippi Forestry Commission
Land
Unknown
Location
Yazoo County, Mississippi
Coordinates
32.74830, −90.35765
This entry
VerifiedResearched, then checked independently. Updated 9 Oct 2026.
Firefinder id
us-ms-yazoo

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History

Then and now

  1. 2023 Condition assessmentRegister lists a site visit on 7/2/23; its description says the site is still maintained by the MFCSource: nhlr.org
  2. 2023 Added to the National Historic Lookout RegisterDate registered per NHLR detail page: July 5, 2023Source: NHLR register entry
  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.

Yazoo Lookout Tower is in Yazoo County, Mississippi, and the register gives its elevation as 386 feet (118 meters).1 The Mississippi Forestry Commission administers the site.1 The register describes a 100-foot Aermotor LS-40 tower, and OpenStreetMap tags the structure as an observation tower with lattice construction.1,2

The register lists the build date as unknown.1 I found no source that says who erected the tower or when, and none that records staffing or notable fires.

The site is registered as US 1733, MS 50, with a registration date of July 5, 2023.1 The register gives a site visit date of July 2, 2023. Its description says the Commission still maintains the site, which also holds the original work shed and a small office or residence.1

That description suggests the tower may still stand, though no source says so directly.1 The register says nothing about public access, so this story makes no claim about visiting. Please ask the Mississippi Forestry Commission before going, and do not climb the tower.

  1. Yazoo Lookout Tower, National Historic Lookout Register, http://nhlr.org/lookouts/us/ms/yazoo-lookout-tower/ (accessed 2026-10-09). ↩
  2. Yazoo Lookout Tower, OpenStreetMap node 357997314, https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/357997314 (accessed 2026-10-09). ↩

Photos

Photo of Yazoo Lookout Tower
Photo: National Historic Lookout Register (nhlr.org) · All rights reserved · source
Photo of Yazoo Lookout Tower
Photo: National Historic Lookout Register (nhlr.org) · All rights reserved · source
Photo of Yazoo Lookout Tower
Photo: National Historic Lookout Register (nhlr.org) · All rights reserved · source
Photo of Yazoo Lookout Tower
Photo: National Historic Lookout Register (nhlr.org) · All rights reserved · source
Photo of Yazoo Lookout Tower
Photo: National Historic Lookout Register (nhlr.org) · All rights reserved · source
Photo of Yazoo 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, 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. OpenStreetMap -- fire lookout structures Gave us: type, links © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL 1.0. (c) OpenStreetMap contributors. · retrieved 4 Oct 2026
  3. Firefinder research Gave us: summary, design, 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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