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Coon Tail

Ghost town · Monroe County, Mississippi

Wren quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1966, 1:24,000)
Wren quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1966, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Coon Tail is a ghost town in Monroe County, Mississippi. It is one of 28 former communities in Monroe County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 57 Mississippi counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Coon Tail as a historical populated place on the Wren topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 33.9196° N, 88.5598° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWren
Elevation299 ft
Nearest living townAmory, MS
Distance to it6.2 miles
GNIS feature ID687380
Coordinates33.91956, -88.55977

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What's there now

Coon Tail is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Amory, MS (population 6,564), about 6.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 299 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Coon Tail?

Coon Tail is in Monroe County, Mississippi, at 33.9196, -88.5598.

How many ghost towns are in Monroe County?

Monroe County, Mississippi has 28 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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