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Scanlon

Ghost town · Newton County, Mississippi

Decatur NW quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1966, 1:24,000)
Decatur NW quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1966, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Scanlon 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 Scanlon as a historical populated place on the Decatur NW 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 32.4696° N, 89.1334° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDecatur NW
Elevation436 ft
Nearest living townDecatur, MS
Distance to it2.8 miles
GNIS feature ID689537
Coordinates32.46959, -89.13339

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What's there now

Scanlon is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Decatur, MS (population 2,025), about 2.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 436 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 Scanlon?

Scanlon is in Newton County, Mississippi, at 32.4696, -89.1334.

How many ghost towns are in Newton County?

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

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