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Lehrton

Ghost town · Sunflower County, Mississippi

Cleveland quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1934, 1:62,500)
Cleveland quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1934, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Lehrton is a ghost town in Sunflower County, Mississippi. It is one of 9 former communities in Sunflower County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 14th among the 57 Mississippi counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Lehrton as a historical populated place on the Ruleville 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 33.7257° N, 90.5806° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleRuleville
Elevation138 ft
Nearest living townRuleville, MS
Distance to it1.7 miles
GNIS feature ID707750
Coordinates33.72567, -90.58065

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What's there now

Lehrton is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Ruleville, MS (population 2,859), about 1.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 138 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 Lehrton?

Lehrton is in Sunflower County, Mississippi, at 33.7257, -90.5806.

How many ghost towns are in Sunflower County?

Sunflower County, Mississippi has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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