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Commerce

Ghost town · Tunica County, Mississippi

Horseshoe Lake quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1931, 1:62,500)
Horseshoe Lake quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1931, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Commerce is a ghost town in Tunica County, Mississippi. It is one of 2 former communities in Tunica County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 40th among the 57 Mississippi counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Commerce as a historical populated place: 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 34.8194° N, 90.3803° W.

Key facts

Elevation197 ft
Nearest living townTunica Resorts, MS
Distance to it3.4 miles
Coordinates34.81940, -90.38030

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What's there now

Commerce is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Tunica Resorts, MS (population 1,977), about 3.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 197 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Sam's Town Casino (Tunica, Mississippi)
Sam's Town Casino (Tunica, Mississippi) · Alberto Cabello from Vitoria Gasteiz / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

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Questions

Where is Commerce?

Commerce is in Tunica County, Mississippi, at 34.8194, -90.3803.

How many ghost towns are in Tunica County?

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

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