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Branchville

Ghost town · Attala County, Mississippi

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

Branchville 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 Branchville as a historical populated place on the Newport 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 32.9321° N, 89.8306° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleNewport
Nearest living townGoodman, MS
Distance to it5.4 miles
GNIS feature ID710845
Coordinates32.93208, -89.83064

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What's there now

Branchville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Goodman, MS (population 1,237), about 5.4 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Branchville?

Branchville is in Attala County, Mississippi, at 32.9321, -89.8306.

How many ghost towns are in Attala County?

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

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