Official Name: | Murphreesboro, Mississippi |
Settlement Type: | Ghost town |
Pushpin Map: | Mississippi |
Pushpin Label: | Murphreesboro, Mississippi |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Mississippi |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Mississippi |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Tallahatchie |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 253 |
Coordinates: | 33.8994°N -89.9742°W |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 708148 |
Murphreesboro (also New Hope) is a ghost town in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, United States.
Murphreesboro was located approximately 10miles southeast of Charleston. Ascalmore Creek flowed through the settlement.
Murphreesboro had a post office and a school. In 1900, the population was 56.[1]
Blues guitarist Hayes McMullen was born in Murphreesboro in 1902.[2]