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Murphreesboro (also New Hope) is a ghost town in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, United States.

Murphreesboro, Mississippi
Ghost town
Murphreesboro, Mississippi
Location within the state of Mississippi
Coordinates: 33°53′58″N 89°58′27″W
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyTallahatchie
Elevation
253 ft (77 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID708148[1]

Murphreesboro was located approximately 10 mi (16 km) southeast of Charleston. Ascalmore Creek flowed through the settlement.

Murphreesboro had a post office and a school. In 1900, the population was 56.[2][3][4]

Blues guitarist Hayes McMullen was born in Murphreesboro in 1902.[5]


References


  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Murphreesboro (historical)
  2. Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 286.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Murphreesboro Post Office (historical)
  4. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Murphreesboro School
  5. Eagle, Bob L.; LeBlanc, Eric S. (2013). Blues: A Regional Experience. ABC-CLIO. p. 217. ISBN 9780313344244.


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