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Grattam

Ghost town · Lowndes County, Mississippi

Columbus quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1960, 1:62,500)
Columbus quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1960, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Grattam is a ghost town in Lowndes County, Mississippi. It is one of 15 former communities in Lowndes County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 10th among the 57 Mississippi counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Grattam as a historical populated place on the Trinity 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 33.3121° N, 88.4723° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleTrinity
Elevation232 ft
Nearest living townBrooksville, MS
Distance to it8 miles
GNIS feature ID687828
Coordinates33.31207, -88.47226

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What's there now

Grattam is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Brooksville, MS (population 884), about 8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 232 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 Grattam?

Grattam is in Lowndes County, Mississippi, at 33.3121, -88.4723.

How many ghost towns are in Lowndes County?

Lowndes County, Mississippi has 15 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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