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Spring Plains

Ghost town · Claiborne County, Mississippi

Yokena quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1939, 1:62,500)
Yokena quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1939, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Spring Plains is a ghost town in Claiborne County, Mississippi. It is one of 7 former communities in Claiborne County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 19th among the 57 Mississippi counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Spring Plains as a historical populated place on the Big Black 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 32.1418° N, 90.8043° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBig Black
Elevation104 ft
Nearest living townUtica, MS
Distance to it10.9 miles
GNIS feature ID708104
Coordinates32.14182, -90.80427

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What's there now

Spring Plains is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Utica, MS (population 779), about 10.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 104 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 Spring Plains?

Spring Plains is in Claiborne County, Mississippi, at 32.1418, -90.8043.

How many ghost towns are in Claiborne County?

Claiborne County, Mississippi has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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