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About Electric Mills

Electric Mills is an unincorporated community in Kemper County, Mississippi. It lies along U.S. Route 45 east of the city of De Kalb, the county seat of Kemper County.
From Wikipedia, "Electric Mills, Mississippi", CC BY-SA 4.0.

This is a site record: what public sources say about Electric Mills, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.

Map

Where Electric Mills is

USGS topographic map around Electric Mills — USGS topographic map, The National Map (public domain). The pin marks the coordinates in the record; old townsites are often a little off.

Historic maps

5 historic USGS maps cover Electric Mills

Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.

1953 Meridian sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
1957 Meridian sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
1965 Meridian sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
1973 Scooba sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
1984 De Kalb sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download

Directions

Getting there

Google Maps directions Apple Maps OpenStreetMap

Before you go

Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.

Sources

ghosttowns.com, "Electric Mills": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
Wikipedia, "Electric Mills, Mississippi": coordinates and summary.
Wikidata Q5357435.
USGS GNIS 669716.
USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).