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Winchester

Ghost town · Wayne County, Mississippi

Buckatunna quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000)
Buckatunna quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Winchester is a ghost town in Wayne County, Mississippi, recorded as human settlement in United States of America. It is the only former community in Wayne County recorded on the federal names register, out of 415 across Mississippi.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Winchester 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 31.6178° N, 88.5906° W.

Key facts

Nearest living townWaynesboro, MS
Distance to it4.8 miles
Coordinates31.61780, -88.59060

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What's there now

Winchester is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Waynesboro, MS (population 4,552), about 4.8 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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