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Deposit

Ghost town · Winston County, Mississippi

Betheden quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1973, 1:24,000)
Betheden quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1973, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Deposit is a ghost town in Winston County, Mississippi. It is one of 7 former communities in Winston County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 18th among the 57 Mississippi counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Deposit as a historical populated place on the Betheden 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 33.2318° N, 88.9120° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBetheden
Elevation578 ft
Nearest living townSturgis, MS
Distance to it11 miles
GNIS feature ID705342
Coordinates33.23179, -88.91200

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What's there now

Deposit is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Sturgis, MS (population 128), about 11 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 578 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 Deposit?

Deposit is in Winston County, Mississippi, at 33.2318, -88.9120.

How many ghost towns are in Winston County?

Winston County, Mississippi has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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