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Mitchner

Ghost town · Tallahatchie County, Mississippi

Tutwiler quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:62,500)
Tutwiler quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Mitchner 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 Mitchner as a historical populated place on the Vance 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 34.0157° N, 90.2806° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleVance
Elevation141 ft
Nearest living townSumner, MS
Distance to it6 miles
GNIS feature ID708147
Coordinates34.01567, -90.28065

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What's there now

Mitchner is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Sumner, MS (population 396), about 6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 141 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 Mitchner?

Mitchner is in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, at 34.0157, -90.2806.

How many ghost towns are in Tallahatchie County?

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

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