Palo Alto is a ghost town

Ghost town

A ghost town is an abandoned town or city. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economic activity that supported it has failed, or due to natural or human-caused disasters such as floods, government actions, uncontrolled lawlessness, war, or nuclear disasters...

 in Clay County

Clay County, Mississippi

As of the census of 2000, there were 21,979 people, 8,152 households, and 5,885 families residing in the county. The population density was 54 people per square mile . There were 8,810 housing units at an average density of 22 per square mile...

, Mississippi

Mississippi

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, United States

United States

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. Established circa 1846, it is located at 33°40′50"N 88°48′0"W (33.6806738, -88.8000525) at an elevation of 279 feet (85 m).

In 1987, the townsite was listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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under the name of "Town of Palo Alto." Nearly 200 acres (80.9 ha) were listed on the Register as part of the community.