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Africa

Ghost town · Coahoma County, Mississippi

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

Africa is a ghost town in Coahoma County, Mississippi. It is one of 21 former communities in Coahoma County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 57 Mississippi counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Africa as a historical populated place on the Duncan 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 34.0640° N, 90.6515° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDuncan
Elevation153 ft
Nearest living townAlligator, MS
Distance to it4.4 miles
GNIS feature ID689206
Coordinates34.06400, -90.65149

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What's there now

Africa is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Alligator, MS (population 209), about 4.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 153 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 Africa?

Africa is in Coahoma County, Mississippi, at 34.0640, -90.6515.

How many ghost towns are in Coahoma County?

Coahoma County, Mississippi has 21 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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