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Edgefield

Ghost town · Attala County, Mississippi

Ethel SE quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1972, 1:24,000)
Ethel SE quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1972, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Edgefield is a ghost town in Attala County, Mississippi. It is one of 46 former communities in Attala County on the federal names register. No county in Mississippi has more among the 57 Mississippi counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Edgefield as a historical populated place on the Ethel SE 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 33.1246° N, 89.3376° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleEthel SE
Elevation492 ft
Nearest living townMcCool, MS
Distance to it5.1 miles
GNIS feature ID710875
Coordinates33.12457, -89.33757

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What's there now

Edgefield is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is McCool, MS (population 77), about 5.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 492 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 Edgefield?

Edgefield is in Attala County, Mississippi, at 33.1246, -89.3376.

How many ghost towns are in Attala County?

Attala County, Mississippi has 46 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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