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Beatties Bluff

Ghost town · Madison County, Mississippi

Canton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1961, 1:62,500)
Canton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1961, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Beatties Bluff is a ghost town in Madison County, Mississippi, recorded as human settlement in Mississippi, United States of America. It is the only former community in Madison County recorded on the federal names register, out of 415 across Mississippi.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Beatties Bluff as a historical populated place: 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 32.6636° N, 90.1975° W.

Key facts

Elevation173 ft
Nearest living townKearney Park, MS
Distance to it8.6 miles
Coordinates32.66361, -90.19750

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What's there now

Beatties Bluff is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Kearney Park, MS (population 703), about 8.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 173 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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