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Middleton

Ghost town · Clarke County, Mississippi

Quitman quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:62,500)
Quitman quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Middleton is a ghost town in Clarke County, Mississippi. It is one of 8 former communities in Clarke County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 16th among the 57 Mississippi counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Middleton 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 32.1639° N, 88.6122° W.

Key facts

Elevation509 ft
Nearest living townQuitman, MS
Distance to it10.6 miles
Coordinates32.16390, -88.61220

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What's there now

Middleton is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Quitman, MS (population 1,949), about 10.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 509 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 Middleton?

Middleton is in Clarke County, Mississippi, at 32.1639, -88.6122.

How many ghost towns are in Clarke County?

Clarke County, Mississippi has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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