Dogtown, Mississippi

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Dogtown, Mississippi
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Coordinates: 34°15′53″N89°17′09″W / 34.26472°N 89.28583°W / 34.26472; -89.28583
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Lafayette
Elevation
423 ft (129 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 662
GNIS feature ID693095 [1]

Dogtown is a ghost town in Lafayette County, Mississippi, United States, located on Highway 334, 17.6 miles (28.3 km) southeast of Oxford. At one time it was the location of Dogtown School. [2]

All that remains of Dogtown is the abandoned White's Grocery. [3]

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References

  1. "Dogtown". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. "Dogtown School (historical)". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. "The Places I Live: Mississippi". Betty Press. Retrieved October 11, 2016.