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Center Point

Ghost town · Attala County, Mississippi

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

Center Point 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 Center Point as a historical populated place on the McAdams 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 33.0849° N, 89.6459° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMcAdams
Elevation436 ft
Nearest living townKosciusko, MS
Distance to it3.8 miles
GNIS feature ID710858
Coordinates33.08485, -89.64591

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What's there now

Center Point is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Kosciusko, MS (population 6,994), about 3.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 436 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 Center Point?

Center Point is in Attala County, Mississippi, at 33.0849, -89.6459.

How many ghost towns are in Attala County?

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

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