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Tocowa

Ghost town · Panola County, Mississippi

Crowder quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:62,500)
Crowder quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Tocowa is a ghost town in Panola County, Mississippi. It is the only former community in Panola County recorded on the federal names register, out of 415 across Mississippi.

Tocowa was established in 1865, in the Civil War era.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Tocowa as a historical populated place: 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 34.2236° N, 90.0597° W.

Key facts

Founded1865
Elevation247 ft
Nearest living townCrowder, MS
Distance to it5.7 miles
Coordinates34.22361, -90.05972

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What's there now

Tocowa is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Crowder, MS (population 745), about 5.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 247 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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