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Joe

Ghost town · Rankin County, Mississippi

Puckett quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1968, 1:24,000)
Puckett quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1968, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Joe is a ghost town in Rankin County, Mississippi. It is one of 20 former communities in Rankin County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 7th among the 57 Mississippi counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Joe as a historical populated place on the Puckett 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 32.0529° N, 89.8140° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePuckett
Elevation391 ft
Nearest living townPuckett, MS
Distance to it3 miles
GNIS feature ID709066
Coordinates32.05293, -89.81397

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What's there now

Joe is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Puckett, MS (population 420), about 3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 391 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 Joe?

Joe is in Rankin County, Mississippi, at 32.0529, -89.8140.

How many ghost towns are in Rankin County?

Rankin County, Mississippi has 20 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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