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Darnall

Ghost town · Kemper County, Mississippi

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

Darnall 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 Darnall as a historical populated place on the Moscow 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 32.6849° N, 88.8389° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMoscow
Elevation552 ft
Nearest living townBogue Chitto, MS
Distance to it11.2 miles
GNIS feature ID707951
Coordinates32.68486, -88.83894

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What's there now

Darnall is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Bogue Chitto, MS (population 441), about 11.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 552 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 Darnall?

Darnall is in Kemper County, Mississippi, at 32.6849, -88.8389.

How many ghost towns are in Kemper County?

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

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