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Taylors

Ghost town · Noxubee County, Mississippi

Lynn Creek quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1973, 1:24,000)
Lynn Creek quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1973, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Taylors is a ghost town in Noxubee County, Mississippi. It is one of 26 former communities in Noxubee County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 4th among the 57 Mississippi counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Taylors as a historical populated place on the Lynn Creek 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 33.1937° N, 88.7348° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLynn Creek
Elevation231 ft
Nearest living townBrooksville, MS
Distance to it9.5 miles
GNIS feature ID689641
Coordinates33.19374, -88.73477

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What's there now

Taylors is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Brooksville, MS (population 884), about 9.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 231 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 Taylors?

Taylors is in Noxubee County, Mississippi, at 33.1937, -88.7348.

How many ghost towns are in Noxubee County?

Noxubee County, Mississippi has 26 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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