Inwood is a
ghost town
A ghost town, deserted city, extinct town, or abandoned city is an abandoned settlement, usually one that contains substantial visible remaining buildings and infrastructure such as roads. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economi ...
located in
Sunflower County, Mississippi
Sunflower County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 25,971. Its largest city and county seat is Indianola, Mississippi, Indianola.
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, on
Mississippi Highway 3
Mississippi Highway 3 (MS 3) is a north–south Mississippi state highway, located entirely within the Mississippi Delta region, running from Redwood, Mississippi, Redwood to Lake Cormorant, Mississippi, Lake Cormorant, both at an intersec ...
.
Inwood was a station on the
Yazoo Delta Railroad
The Yazoo-Delta Railroad (sometimes known as the ''Yellow Dog'') was a branch line that opened in August 1897 between Moorhead, Mississippi, Moorhead and Ruleville, Mississippi. It was extended to Tutwiler, Mississippi, and Lake Dawson and was acqu ...
(the "Yellow Dog"), established between
Moorhead and
Ruleville during the 1890s.
References
Former populated places in Sunflower County, Mississippi
Former populated places in Mississippi
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