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Spinks

Ghost town · Kemper County, Mississippi

House quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1962, 1:24,000)
House quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1962, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Spinks is a ghost town in Kemper County, Mississippi. It is one of 27 former communities in Kemper County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 3rd among the 57 Mississippi counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Spinks as a historical populated place on the House 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 32.7085° N, 88.8931° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHouse
Elevation545 ft
Nearest living townBogue Chitto, MS
Distance to it8.7 miles
GNIS feature ID707999
Coordinates32.70847, -88.89311

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What's there now

Spinks is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Bogue Chitto, MS (population 441), about 8.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 545 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 Spinks?

Spinks is in Kemper County, Mississippi, at 32.7085, -88.8931.

How many ghost towns are in Kemper County?

Kemper County, Mississippi has 27 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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