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Shula Grove

Ghost town · Lowndes County, Mississippi

Artesia quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1959, 1:62,500)
Artesia quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1959, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Shula Grove is a ghost town in Lowndes County, Mississippi. It is one of 15 former communities in Lowndes County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 10th among the 57 Mississippi counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Shula Grove as a historical populated place on the Bent Oak 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 33.4335° N, 88.5773° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBent Oak
Elevation233 ft
Nearest living townArtesia, MS
Distance to it3.9 miles
GNIS feature ID687919
Coordinates33.43345, -88.57727

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What's there now

Shula Grove is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Artesia, MS (population 378), about 3.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 233 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 Shula Grove?

Shula Grove is in Lowndes County, Mississippi, at 33.4335, -88.5773.

How many ghost towns are in Lowndes County?

Lowndes County, Mississippi has 15 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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