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Crahen

Ghost town · Sunflower County, Mississippi

Baird quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1940, 1:62,500)
Baird quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1940, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Crahen is a ghost town in Sunflower County, Mississippi. It is one of 9 former communities in Sunflower County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 14th among the 57 Mississippi counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Crahen as a historical populated place on the Moorhead 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 33.4940° N, 90.5209° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMoorhead
Elevation117 ft
Nearest living townMoorhead, MS
Distance to it3.2 miles
GNIS feature ID707730
Coordinates33.49401, -90.52092

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What's there now

Crahen is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Moorhead, MS (population 1,370), about 3.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 117 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 Crahen?

Crahen is in Sunflower County, Mississippi, at 33.4940, -90.5209.

How many ghost towns are in Sunflower County?

Sunflower County, Mississippi has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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