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About Carthage, MS

Carthage, the Leake County seat in central Mississippi, sits along Highway 35 about 45 miles north of Jackson. State Route 16 provides east-west access through town, connecting to Philadelphia and Canton. The area features rolling hills and pine forests typical of central Mississippi's interior. Carthage houses administrative offices for the Mississippi State Penitentiary system.

Where is Carthage, MS on the map?

Carthage, MS is in United States, at 32.743, -89.534 - about 34 km north-west of Sebastopol, MS.

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The closest airport to Carthage, MS is Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport, 84 km (about 1 h 8 min by car).

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