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Huntington

Ghost town · Bolivar County, Mississippi

Lamont quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1933, 1:62,500)
Lamont quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1933, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Huntington is a ghost town in Bolivar County, Mississippi. It is one of 5 former communities in Bolivar County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 22nd among the 57 Mississippi counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Huntington as a historical populated place: 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 33.5644° N, 91.1714° W.

Key facts

Elevation135 ft
Nearest living townArkansas City, AR
Distance to it3.6 miles
Coordinates33.56444, -91.17139

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What's there now

Huntington is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Arkansas City, AR (population 487), about 3.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 135 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 Huntington?

Huntington is in Bolivar County, Mississippi, at 33.5644, -91.1714.

How many ghost towns are in Bolivar County?

Bolivar County, Mississippi has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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