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Carto

Ghost town · Walthall County, Mississippi

Tylertown SE quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1970, 1:24,000)
Tylertown SE quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1970, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Carto is a ghost town in Walthall County, Mississippi. It is one of 3 former communities in Walthall County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 29th among the 57 Mississippi counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Carto as a historical populated place on the Tylertown SE 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 31.1213° N, 90.0781° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleTylertown SE
Elevation320 ft
Nearest living townTylertown, MS
Distance to it4 miles
GNIS feature ID691755
Coordinates31.12129, -90.07814

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What's there now

Carto is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Tylertown, MS (population 2,023), about 4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 320 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 Carto?

Carto is in Walthall County, Mississippi, at 31.1213, -90.0781.

How many ghost towns are in Walthall County?

Walthall County, Mississippi has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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