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Harperville

Ghost town · Copiah County, Mississippi

Terry quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1937, 1:62,500)
Terry quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1937, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Harperville is a ghost town in Copiah County, Mississippi. It is one of 7 former communities in Copiah County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 17th among the 57 Mississippi counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Harperville as a historical populated place on the Dabney Crossroads 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 32.0446° N, 90.4848° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDabney Crossroads
Elevation227 ft
Nearest living townCrystal Springs, MS
Distance to it8.5 miles
GNIS feature ID708026
Coordinates32.04460, -90.48482

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What's there now

Harperville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Crystal Springs, MS (population 4,766), about 8.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 227 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 Harperville?

Harperville is in Copiah County, Mississippi, at 32.0446, -90.4848.

How many ghost towns are in Copiah County?

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

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