Peyton, Tunica County, Mississippi

Peyton is a ghost town in Tunica County, Mississippi, United States.

Peyton, Mississippi
1842 map showing Peyton
1842 map showing Peyton
Peyton, Mississippi is located in Mississippi
Peyton, Mississippi
Peyton, Mississippi
Coordinates: 34°37′20″N 90°28′30″W
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyTunica
Elevation
190 ft (58 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID684866[1]

Once a thriving port on the Mississippi River,[2] Peyton today is covered by farmfield, forest, and a portion of the Mississippi Levee. Nothing remains of the original settlement but a church called “Rising Sun Baptist Church”. Where some original members and decedents of original members still attend. They even have a “Coming Home” service every year.

After a damaging flood in Commerce in 1843, the county seat was temporarily moved to Peyton. Six months later, it was moved back to Commerce.[3][4]

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