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Friendship

Ghost town · Attala County, Mississippi

Poplar Creek quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1966, 1:24,000)
Poplar Creek quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1966, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Friendship 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 Friendship as a historical populated place on the Poplar Creek 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 33.2854° N, 89.5459° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePoplar Creek
Elevation407 ft
Nearest living townFrench Camp, MS
Distance to it8.5 miles
GNIS feature ID710883
Coordinates33.28540, -89.54591

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What's there now

Friendship is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is French Camp, MS (population 235), about 8.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 407 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 Friendship?

Friendship is in Attala County, Mississippi, at 33.2854, -89.5459.

How many ghost towns are in Attala County?

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

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