Thaxton, Mississippi is a small town in northwestern Pontotoc County. US Highway 27 and Mississippi Highway 6 run together through the southern part of town. The Holly Springs National Forest is northwest of Thaxton. Nearby communities include Algoma, Delay, Denmark, Esperanza, Friendship, Ingomar, Hortontown, Lafayette Springs, Pinedale, Randolph, Toccopola, and Tula. Tupelo, Mississippi is about thirty-four miles east, and Memphis, Tennessee is about one hundred and five miles northwest of Thaxton.
 
 
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The cattle auctions are held at the auction facilities on Highway 6 West in Thaxton, Mississippi. The location is shown on a map, and the auction staff are introduced, with an auction schedule, announcements, and a profile of the Auction Block Steakhouse, an on-site restaurant.
http://www.doublelcattleauction.com/
Hurricane Haunted House and Forest
The haunted house attraction was started in 2006 in a formerly vacant house on Esperanza Road in Thaxton, Mississippi, and the Forest was added the following year, allowing patrons to go through one or the other or both. Open Friday and Saturday nights in October, special offers are available for church groups, birthday parties, school groups, family trips, and Halloween parties.
http://www.hurricanehauntedhouse.com/
Organized in 1872, the church’s first meetinghouse was in a log building on the bluff overlooking Duncan Creek, about a mile and a half northwest of Thaxton, but the congregation now meets at its facilities on Highway 336 in Thaxton, Mississippi. A map and directions are posted, with a history of the church, schedules, calendar, a family worship guide, and a blog.
http://www.thaxtonbc.org/
Directions to the cemetery in Thaxton, Mississippi are given, and photographs of the grounds as well as individual memorial stones and markers. Names, dates of birth and death and, in some cases, inscriptions are published for the people interred within the cemetery. Viewers may upload additional photos or data for inclusion.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=2171340
Serving the town of Thaxton, Mississippi and surrounding areas, the restaurant is located on the grounds of the Double-L Cattle Auction. Directions, hours of operation, a menu, special offers, contact data, and an overview of the facility’s reservation policies are included.
http://auctionblocksteakhouse.com/