Dogtown, Mississippi

Dogtown, Mississippi
Ghost town
Dogtown, Mississippi
Coordinates: 34°15′53″N 89°17′09″W / 34.26472°N 89.28583°W / 34.26472; -89.28583Coordinates: 34°15′53″N 89°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(s) 662
GNIS feature ID 693095[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 The Dogtown school.[2]

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

References

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


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