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Dogtown

Ghost town · Lafayette County, Mississippi

Denmark quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1942, 1:62,500)
Denmark quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1942, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Dogtown is a ghost town in Lafayette County, Mississippi. It is one of 3 former communities in Lafayette County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 31st among the 57 Mississippi counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Dogtown 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 34.2647° N, 89.2858° W.

Key facts

Elevation423 ft
Nearest living townToccopola, MS
Distance to it3.7 miles
Coordinates34.26472, -89.28583

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What's there now

Dogtown is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Toccopola, MS (population 286), about 3.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 423 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Dogtown, Mississippi.
Dogtown, Mississippi. · Magnolia677 / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0

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Questions

Where is Dogtown?

Dogtown is in Lafayette County, Mississippi, at 34.2647, -89.2858.

How many ghost towns are in Lafayette County?

Lafayette County, Mississippi has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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