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Shrock

Ghost town · Attala County, Mississippi

Newport quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000)
Newport quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Shrock 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 Shrock as a historical populated place on the Newport 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 32.8876° N, 89.8748° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleNewport
Elevation360 ft
Nearest living townPickens, MS
Distance to it5.5 miles
GNIS feature ID711004
Coordinates32.88763, -89.87480

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What's there now

Shrock is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Pickens, MS (population 1,235), about 5.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 360 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 Shrock?

Shrock is in Attala County, Mississippi, at 32.8876, -89.8748.

How many ghost towns are in Attala County?

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

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