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Yale

Ghost town · Itawamba County, Mississippi

Shottsville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1967, 1:24,000)
Shottsville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1967, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Yale is a ghost town in Itawamba County, Mississippi. It is one of 3 former communities in Itawamba County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 34th among the 57 Mississippi counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Yale 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 34.3167° N, 88.2292° W.

Key facts

Elevation524 ft
Nearest living townTremont, MS
Distance to it5.8 miles
Coordinates34.31670, -88.22920

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What's there now

Yale is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Tremont, MS (population 317), about 5.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 524 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 Yale?

Yale is in Itawamba County, Mississippi, at 34.3167, -88.2292.

How many ghost towns are in Itawamba County?

Itawamba County, Mississippi has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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