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Bogue Toocolo Chitto

Ghost town · Kemper County, Mississippi

De Kalb quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1963, 1:24,000)
De Kalb quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1963, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bogue Toocolo Chitto is a ghost town in Kemper County, Mississippi. It is one of 27 former communities in Kemper County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 3rd among the 57 Mississippi counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bogue Toocolo Chitto as a historical populated place on the De Kalb 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 32.8168° N, 88.7028° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDe Kalb
Elevation308 ft
Nearest living townDe Kalb, MS
Distance to it4.1 miles
GNIS feature ID707940
Coordinates32.81680, -88.70283

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What's there now

Bogue Toocolo Chitto is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is De Kalb, MS (population 921), about 4.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 308 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 Bogue Toocolo Chitto?

Bogue Toocolo Chitto is in Kemper County, Mississippi, at 32.8168, -88.7028.

How many ghost towns are in Kemper County?

Kemper County, Mississippi has 27 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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