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Burnham

Ghost town · Rankin County, Mississippi

Johns quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1968, 1:24,000)
Johns quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1968, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Burnham 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 Burnham as a historical populated place on the Johns 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 32.1371° N, 89.8634° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleJohns
Elevation376 ft
Nearest living townPuckett, MS
Distance to it5.9 miles
GNIS feature ID690057
Coordinates32.13710, -89.86341

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What's there now

Burnham is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Puckett, MS (population 420), about 5.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 376 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 Burnham?

Burnham is in Rankin County, Mississippi, at 32.1371, -89.8634.

How many ghost towns are in Rankin County?

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

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