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Danville

Ghost town · Alcorn County, Mississippi

Corinth quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1950, 1:62,500)
Corinth quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1950, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Danville is a ghost town in Alcorn County, Mississippi. It is one of 2 former communities in Alcorn County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 36th among the 57 Mississippi counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Danville 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 34.8250° N, 88.5381° W.

Key facts

Nearest living townBiggersville, MS
Distance to it1.7 miles
Coordinates34.82500, -88.53806

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What's there now

Danville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Biggersville, MS (population 95), about 1.7 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Danville?

Danville is in Alcorn County, Mississippi, at 34.8250, -88.5381.

How many ghost towns are in Alcorn County?

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

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