Palo Alto, Mississippi


Town of Palo Alto
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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Location	Clay County, Mississippi northwest of West Point
Coordinates	33°40′50″N 88°48′0″W / 33.68056°N 88.80000°W / 33.68056; -88.80000Coordinates: 33°40′50″N 88°48′0″W / 33.68056°N 88.80000°W / 33.68056; -88.80000
Area	196.4 acres (79.5 ha)
Built	1846
NRHP Reference #	87000473^[1]
Added to NRHP	August 20, 1987

Palo Alto (also Savannah) is a ghost town in Clay County, Mississippi.^[2] Established c. 1846,^[1] it is located at 33°40′50″N 88°48′0″W / 33.68056°N 88.80000°W / 33.68056; -88.80000 (33.6806738, -88.8000525) at an elevation of 279 feet (85 m).^[2]

In 1987, the townsite was listed on the National Register of Historic Places under the name of "Town of Palo Alto." Nearly 200 acres (81 ha) were listed on the Register as part of the community.^[1]

References

1 2 3 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Palo Alto, Mississippi

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Municipalities and communities of Clay County, Mississippi, United States
County seat: West Point
City	West Point
Unincorporated communities	Abbott Cedarbluff Hopewell Montpelier Pheba Tibbee Una White Station
Ghost town	Palo Alto

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