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Murphreesboro

Ghost town · Tallahatchie County, Mississippi

Grenada quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:62,500)
Grenada quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Murphreesboro 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 Murphreesboro as a historical populated place on the Tillatoba 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 33.8996° N, 89.9743° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleTillatoba
Elevation252 ft
Nearest living townTillatoba, MS
Distance to it7.4 miles
GNIS feature ID708148
Coordinates33.89956, -89.97425

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What's there now

Murphreesboro is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Tillatoba, MS (population 48), about 7.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 252 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 Murphreesboro?

Murphreesboro is in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, at 33.8996, -89.9743.

How many ghost towns are in Tallahatchie County?

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

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