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Hashuqua

Ghost town · Noxubee County, Mississippi

Preston quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1962, 1:24,000)
Preston quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1962, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Hashuqua is a ghost town in Noxubee County, Mississippi. It is one of 26 former communities in Noxubee County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 4th among the 57 Mississippi counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Hashuqua as a historical populated place on the Preston 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 32.9946° N, 88.8062° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePreston
Elevation460 ft
Nearest living townBogue Chitto, MS
Distance to it13 miles
GNIS feature ID689613
Coordinates32.99457, -88.80616

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What's there now

Hashuqua is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Bogue Chitto, MS (population 441), about 13 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 460 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 Hashuqua?

Hashuqua is in Noxubee County, Mississippi, at 32.9946, -88.8062.

How many ghost towns are in Noxubee County?

Noxubee County, Mississippi has 26 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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