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Sturdivant

Ghost town · Tallahatchie County, Mississippi

Sumner quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1931, 1:62,500)
Sumner quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1931, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Sturdivant is a ghost town in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi. It is one of 8 former communities in Tallahatchie County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 15th among the 57 Mississippi counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Sturdivant as a historical populated place on the Glendora 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 33.8298° N, 90.3293° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGlendora
Elevation140 ft
Nearest living townGlendora, MS
Distance to it2.1 miles
GNIS feature ID708157
Coordinates33.82984, -90.32926

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What's there now

Sturdivant is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Glendora, MS (population 116), about 2.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 140 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 Sturdivant?

Sturdivant is in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, at 33.8298, -90.3293.

How many ghost towns are in Tallahatchie County?

Tallahatchie County, Mississippi has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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