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Mohoba

Ghost town · Greene County, Mississippi

Deer Park quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1942, 1:62,500)
Deer Park quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1942, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Mohoba is a ghost town in Greene County, Mississippi. It is one of 3 former communities in Greene County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 28th among the 57 Mississippi counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Mohoba as a historical populated place on the Brown Town 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 31.0718° N, 88.4500° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBrown Town
Elevation256 ft
Nearest living townLeakesville, MS
Distance to it8.2 miles
GNIS feature ID686454
Coordinates31.07185, -88.45002

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What's there now

Mohoba is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Leakesville, MS (population 5,564), about 8.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 256 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 Mohoba?

Mohoba is in Greene County, Mississippi, at 31.0718, -88.4500.

How many ghost towns are in Greene County?

Greene County, Mississippi has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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