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Chins Springs

Ghost town · Lowndes County, Mississippi

Caledonia quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1960, 1:62,500)
Caledonia quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1960, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Chins Springs is a ghost town in Lowndes County, Mississippi. It is one of 15 former communities in Lowndes County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 10th among the 57 Mississippi counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Chins Springs as a historical populated place on the Hamilton 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 33.6771° N, 88.3964° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHamilton
Elevation205 ft
Nearest living townCaledonia, MS
Distance to it4.1 miles
GNIS feature ID687765
Coordinates33.67706, -88.39643

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What's there now

Chins Springs is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Caledonia, MS (population 1,283), about 4.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 205 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 Chins Springs?

Chins Springs is in Lowndes County, Mississippi, at 33.6771, -88.3964.

How many ghost towns are in Lowndes County?

Lowndes County, Mississippi has 15 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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