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Keno

Ghost town · Marion County, Mississippi

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

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

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Keno as a historical populated place on the Columbia South 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 31.2002° N, 89.7787° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleColumbia South
Elevation152 ft
Nearest living townColumbia, MS
Distance to it4.8 miles
GNIS feature ID710555
Coordinates31.20018, -89.77869

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What's there now

Keno is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Columbia, MS (population 5,804), about 4.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 152 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 Keno?

Keno is in Marion County, Mississippi, at 31.2002, -89.7787.

How many ghost towns are in Marion County?

Marion County, Mississippi has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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