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Midway

Ghost town · Tallahatchie County, Mississippi

Sumner quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1931, 1:62,500)
Sumner quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1931, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Midway 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 Midway as a historical populated place on the Webb 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 33.9901° N, 90.2993° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWebb
Elevation150 ft
Nearest living townWebb, MS
Distance to it4 miles
GNIS feature ID708146
Coordinates33.99011, -90.29926

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What's there now

Midway is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Webb, MS (population 422), about 4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 150 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 Midway?

Midway is in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, at 33.9901, -90.2993.

How many ghost towns are in Tallahatchie County?

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

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