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Unincorporated community in Mississippi, United States
Lynwood, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 32°12′41″N 89°48′30″W / 32.21139°N 89.80833°W / 32.21139; -89.80833
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyRankin
Elevation531 ft (162 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code39545
Area code(s)601 & 769
GNIS feature ID709075

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

History

Lynwood had a post office from 1881 to 1910. The population in 1900 was 46.

References

  1. ^ 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.
Municipalities and communities of Rankin County, Mississippi, United States
County seat: Brandon
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Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties


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