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Old Georgetown

Ghost town · Copiah County, Mississippi

Georgetown quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000)
Georgetown quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Old Georgetown is a ghost town in Copiah County, Mississippi. It is one of 7 former communities in Copiah County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 17th among the 57 Mississippi counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Old Georgetown as a historical populated place on the Georgetown 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 31.8710° N, 90.1431° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGeorgetown
Elevation220 ft
Nearest living townGeorgetown, MS
Distance to it1.3 miles
GNIS feature ID708040
Coordinates31.87099, -90.14314

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What's there now

Old Georgetown is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Georgetown, MS (population 281), about 1.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 220 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 Old Georgetown?

Old Georgetown is in Copiah County, Mississippi, at 31.8710, -90.1431.

How many ghost towns are in Copiah County?

Copiah County, Mississippi has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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