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Hardscrabble

Ghost town · Lawrence County, Mississippi

Monticello quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1970, 1:24,000)
Monticello quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1970, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Hardscrabble is a ghost town in Lawrence County, Mississippi. It is the only former community in Lawrence County recorded on the federal names register, out of 415 across Mississippi.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Hardscrabble as a historical populated place on the Monticello 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 31.5610° N, 90.0523° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMonticello
Elevation226 ft
Nearest living townMonticello, MS
Distance to it3.9 miles
GNIS feature ID687138
Coordinates31.56100, -90.05231

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What's there now

Hardscrabble is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Monticello, MS (population 1,277), about 3.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 226 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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