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Greenfield

Ghost town · Newton County, Mississippi

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

Greenfield is a ghost town in Newton County, Mississippi. It is one of 23 former communities in Newton County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 5th among the 57 Mississippi counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Greenfield as a historical populated place on the Sebastopol 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 32.5218° N, 89.2992° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSebastopol
Elevation441 ft
Nearest living townSebastopol, MS
Distance to it3.8 miles
GNIS feature ID689483
Coordinates32.52181, -89.29923

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What's there now

Greenfield is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Sebastopol, MS (population 206), about 3.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 441 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 Greenfield?

Greenfield is in Newton County, Mississippi, at 32.5218, -89.2992.

How many ghost towns are in Newton County?

Newton County, Mississippi has 23 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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