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Macedonia

Ghost town · Attala County, Mississippi

Kosciusko NE quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000)
Kosciusko NE quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Macedonia is a ghost town in Attala County, Mississippi. It is one of 46 former communities in Attala County on the federal names register. No county in Mississippi has more among the 57 Mississippi counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Macedonia as a historical populated place on the Kosciusko NE 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 33.1848° N, 89.5965° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleKosciusko NE
Elevation453 ft
Nearest living townEthel, MS
Distance to it8.8 miles
GNIS feature ID710916
Coordinates33.18485, -89.59647

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What's there now

Macedonia is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Ethel, MS (population 217), about 8.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 453 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 Macedonia?

Macedonia is in Attala County, Mississippi, at 33.1848, -89.5965.

How many ghost towns are in Attala County?

Attala County, Mississippi has 46 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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