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Campbellton

Ghost town · Lee County, Mississippi

Tupelo quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1921, 1:62,500)
Tupelo quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1921, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Campbellton is a ghost town in Lee County, Mississippi. It is one of 2 former communities in Lee County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 38th among the 57 Mississippi counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Campbellton as a historical populated place on the Guntown 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 34.4612° N, 88.6837° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGuntown
Elevation397 ft
Nearest living townGuntown, MS
Distance to it1.6 miles
GNIS feature ID686961
Coordinates34.46121, -88.68367

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What's there now

Campbellton is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Guntown, MS (population 2,174), about 1.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 397 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 Campbellton?

Campbellton is in Lee County, Mississippi, at 34.4612, -88.6837.

How many ghost towns are in Lee County?

Lee County, Mississippi has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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