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Abernathy

Ghost town · Rankin County, Mississippi

Pelahatchee quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1924, 1:62,500)
Pelahatchee quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1924, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Abernathy is a ghost town in Rankin County, Mississippi. It is one of 20 former communities in Rankin County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 7th among the 57 Mississippi counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Abernathy as a historical populated place on the Leesburg topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 32.3918° N, 89.8473° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLeesburg
Elevation353 ft
Nearest living townPelahatchie, MS
Distance to it5.4 miles
GNIS feature ID708985
Coordinates32.39181, -89.84730

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What's there now

Abernathy is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Pelahatchie, MS (population 1,648), about 5.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 353 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Abernathy?

Abernathy is in Rankin County, Mississippi, at 32.3918, -89.8473.

How many ghost towns are in Rankin County?

Rankin County, Mississippi has 20 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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