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Rawhide

Ghost town · Harrison County, Mississippi

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

Rawhide is a ghost town in Harrison County, Mississippi. It is one of 3 former communities in Harrison County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 32nd among the 57 Mississippi counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Rawhide as a historical populated place on the McHenry 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 30.6530° N, 89.1378° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMcHenry
Elevation138 ft
Nearest living townSaucier, MS
Distance to it2.2 miles
GNIS feature ID710395
Coordinates30.65297, -89.13782

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What's there now

Rawhide is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Saucier, MS (population 813), about 2.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 138 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 Rawhide?

Rawhide is in Harrison County, Mississippi, at 30.6530, -89.1378.

How many ghost towns are in Harrison County?

Harrison County, Mississippi has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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