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Patrons Union

Ghost town · Newton County, Mississippi

Forest quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1922, 1:62,500)
Forest quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1922, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Patrons Union is a ghost town in Newton County, Mississippi. It is one of 23 former communities in Newton County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 5th among the 57 Mississippi counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Patrons Union as a historical populated place on the Lake 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 32.3690° N, 89.3056° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLake
Elevation443 ft
Nearest living townLake, MS
Distance to it2.7 miles
GNIS feature ID705477
Coordinates32.36903, -89.30562

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What's there now

Patrons Union is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lake, MS (population 523), about 2.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 443 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 Patrons Union?

Patrons Union is in Newton County, Mississippi, at 32.3690, -89.3056.

How many ghost towns are in Newton County?

Newton County, Mississippi has 23 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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