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Iris

Ghost town · Coahoma County, Mississippi

Jonestown quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1908, 1:24,000)
Jonestown quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1908, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Iris is a ghost town in Coahoma County, Mississippi. It is one of 21 former communities in Coahoma County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 57 Mississippi counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Iris as a historical populated place on the Jonestown 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 34.2821° N, 90.4168° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleJonestown
Elevation168 ft
Nearest living townJonestown, MS
Distance to it3.5 miles
GNIS feature ID689281
Coordinates34.28205, -90.41676

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What's there now

Iris is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Jonestown, MS (population 941), about 3.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 168 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 Iris?

Iris is in Coahoma County, Mississippi, at 34.2821, -90.4168.

How many ghost towns are in Coahoma County?

Coahoma County, Mississippi has 21 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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