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Cuthi Uckehaca

Ghost town · Kemper County, Mississippi

Oak Grove quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1962, 1:24,000)
Oak Grove quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1962, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Cuthi Uckehaca is a ghost town in Kemper County, Mississippi. It is one of 27 former communities in Kemper County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 3rd among the 57 Mississippi counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Cuthi Uckehaca as a historical populated place on the Oak Grove 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 32.6918° N, 88.6048° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleOak Grove
Elevation246 ft
Nearest living townDe Kalb, MS
Distance to it6.4 miles
GNIS feature ID707949
Coordinates32.69180, -88.60477

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What's there now

Cuthi Uckehaca is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is De Kalb, MS (population 921), about 6.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 246 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 Cuthi Uckehaca?

Cuthi Uckehaca is in Kemper County, Mississippi, at 32.6918, -88.6048.

How many ghost towns are in Kemper County?

Kemper County, Mississippi has 27 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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