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Old Town

Ghost town · Calhoun County, Mississippi

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

Old Town is a ghost town in Calhoun County, Mississippi. It is one of 2 former communities in Calhoun County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 42nd among the 57 Mississippi counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Old Town as a historical populated place: 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 33.9881° N, 89.2991° W.

Key facts

Elevation283 ft
Nearest living townBruce, MS
Distance to it2.7 miles
Coordinates33.98810, -89.29910

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What's there now

Old Town is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Bruce, MS (population 1,445), about 2.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 283 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 Town?

Old Town is in Calhoun County, Mississippi, at 33.9881, -89.2991.

How many ghost towns are in Calhoun County?

Calhoun County, Mississippi has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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