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Quiver

Ghost town · Sunflower County, Mississippi

Cleveland quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1934, 1:62,500)
Cleveland quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1934, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Quiver is a ghost town in Sunflower County, Mississippi. It is one of 9 former communities in Sunflower County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 14th among the 57 Mississippi counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Quiver as a historical populated place on the Ruleville 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 33.6582° N, 90.5004° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleRuleville
Elevation124 ft
Nearest living townDoddsville, MS
Distance to it1.2 miles
GNIS feature ID707764
Coordinates33.65817, -90.50037

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What's there now

Quiver is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Doddsville, MS (population 219), about 1.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 124 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 Quiver?

Quiver is in Sunflower County, Mississippi, at 33.6582, -90.5004.

How many ghost towns are in Sunflower County?

Sunflower County, Mississippi has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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