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Rutherford

Ghost town · Attala County, Mississippi

Thomastown quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1962, 1:62,500)
Thomastown quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1962, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Rutherford is a ghost town in Attala County, Mississippi. It is one of 46 former communities in Attala County on the federal names register. No county in Mississippi has more among the 57 Mississippi counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Rutherford as a historical populated place on the Joseph 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 32.9424° N, 89.7473° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleJoseph
Elevation327 ft
Nearest living townSallis, MS
Distance to it5.6 miles
GNIS feature ID710990
Coordinates32.94235, -89.74730

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What's there now

Rutherford is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Sallis, MS (population 198), about 5.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 327 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 Rutherford?

Rutherford is in Attala County, Mississippi, at 32.9424, -89.7473.

How many ghost towns are in Attala County?

Attala County, Mississippi has 46 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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