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Locopolis

Ghost town · Tallahatchie County, Mississippi

Philipp quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1932, 1:62,500)
Philipp quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1932, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Locopolis is a ghost town in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi. It is one of 8 former communities in Tallahatchie County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 15th among the 57 Mississippi counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Locopolis as a historical populated place on the Tippo 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 33.9857° N, 90.1948° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleTippo
Elevation149 ft
Nearest living townCharleston, MS
Distance to it8.1 miles
GNIS feature ID708143
Coordinates33.98567, -90.19481

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What's there now

Locopolis is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Charleston, MS (population 2,301), about 8.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 149 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 Locopolis?

Locopolis is in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, at 33.9857, -90.1948.

How many ghost towns are in Tallahatchie County?

Tallahatchie County, Mississippi has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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