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Summerville

Ghost town · Noxubee County, Mississippi

Gholson quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1963, 1:24,000)
Gholson quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1963, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Summerville 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 Summerville as a historical populated place on the Gholson 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 32.9440° N, 88.7353° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGholson
Elevation580 ft
Nearest living townShuqualak, MS
Distance to it9.9 miles
GNIS feature ID689659
Coordinates32.94402, -88.73533

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What's there now

Summerville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Shuqualak, MS (population 265), about 9.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 580 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 Summerville?

Summerville is in Noxubee County, Mississippi, at 32.9440, -88.7353.

How many ghost towns are in Noxubee County?

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

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