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Shake Rag

Ghost town · Chickasaw County, Mississippi

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

Shake Rag is a ghost town in Chickasaw County, Mississippi. It is one of 19 former communities in Chickasaw County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 8th among the 57 Mississippi counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Shake Rag as a historical populated place on the Troy SE 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 34.0021° N, 88.8251° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleTroy SE
Elevation343 ft
Nearest living townVan Vleet, MS
Distance to it4.3 miles
GNIS feature ID710375
Coordinates34.00206, -88.82505

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What's there now

Shake Rag is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Van Vleet, MS (population 15), about 4.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 343 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 Shake Rag?

Shake Rag is in Chickasaw County, Mississippi, at 34.0021, -88.8251.

How many ghost towns are in Chickasaw County?

Chickasaw County, Mississippi has 19 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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