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Sykes

Ghost town · Monroe County, Mississippi

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

Sykes is a ghost town in Monroe County, Mississippi. It is one of 28 former communities in Monroe County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 57 Mississippi counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Sykes as a historical populated place on the Aberdeen 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 33.7732° N, 88.6109° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleAberdeen
Elevation292 ft
Nearest living townAberdeen, MS
Distance to it5 miles
GNIS feature ID709392
Coordinates33.77317, -88.61088

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What's there now

Sykes is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Aberdeen, MS (population 4,909), about 5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 292 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 Sykes?

Sykes is in Monroe County, Mississippi, at 33.7732, -88.6109.

How many ghost towns are in Monroe County?

Monroe County, Mississippi has 28 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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