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Aponaug

Ghost town · Attala County, Mississippi

Kosciusko quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000)
Kosciusko quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Aponaug is a ghost town in Attala County, Mississippi. It is one of 46 former communities in Attala County on the federal names register. No county in Mississippi has more among the 57 Mississippi counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Aponaug as a historical populated place on the Kosciusko 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 33.0585° N, 89.6195° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleKosciusko
Elevation451 ft
Nearest living townKosciusko, MS
Distance to it1.7 miles
GNIS feature ID710824
Coordinates33.05846, -89.61952

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What's there now

Aponaug is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Kosciusko, MS (population 6,994), about 1.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 451 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 Aponaug?

Aponaug is in Attala County, Mississippi, at 33.0585, -89.6195.

How many ghost towns are in Attala County?

Attala County, Mississippi has 46 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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