Lynwood, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Lynwood is located in Mississippi
Lynwood
Lynwood
Lynwood is located in the United States
Lynwood
Lynwood
Coordinates: 32°12′41″N 89°48′30″W / 32.21139°N 89.80833°W / 32.21139; -89.80833
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyRankin
Elevation
531 ft (162 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
39545
Area code(s)601 & 769
GNIS feature ID709075[1]

Lynwood is a ghost town in Rankin County, Mississippi, United States.[1]

History

Lynwood had a post office from 1881 to 1910.[2][3] The population in 1900 was 46.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lynwood (historical)
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lynwood Post Office (historical)
  3. ^ "Rankin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  4. ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 157.
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