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Needmore

Ghost town · Tallahatchie County, Mississippi

Philipp quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1932, 1:62,500)
Philipp quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1932, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Needmore 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 Needmore as a historical populated place on the Tippo 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 33.8823° N, 90.1690° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleTippo
Elevation142 ft
Nearest living townGlendora, MS
Distance to it8 miles
GNIS feature ID708149
Coordinates33.88234, -90.16898

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What's there now

Needmore is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Glendora, MS (population 116), about 8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 142 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 Needmore?

Needmore is in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, at 33.8823, -90.1690.

How many ghost towns are in Tallahatchie County?

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

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