Peyton, Tunica County, Mississippi

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

Once a thriving port on the Mississippi River,[2] Peyton today is covered by farmfield, forest, and a portion of the Mississippi Levee.

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.

Map of Mississippi highlighting Tunica County