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Parkeville

Ghost town · Noxubee County, Mississippi

Macon quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1973, 1:24,000)
Macon quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1973, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Parkeville is a ghost town in Noxubee County, Mississippi. It is one of 26 former communities in Noxubee County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 4th among the 57 Mississippi counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Parkeville as a historical populated place on the Macon 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 33.0210° N, 88.6098° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMacon
Elevation186 ft
Nearest living townShuqualak, MS
Distance to it3.7 miles
GNIS feature ID710500
Coordinates33.02096, -88.60977

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What's there now

Parkeville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Shuqualak, MS (population 265), about 3.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 186 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 Parkeville?

Parkeville is in Noxubee County, Mississippi, at 33.0210, -88.6098.

How many ghost towns are in Noxubee County?

Noxubee County, Mississippi has 26 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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