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Wildwood

Ghost town · Coahoma County, Mississippi

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

Wildwood is a ghost town in Coahoma County, Mississippi, recorded as human settlement in Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States. 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 Wildwood as a historical populated place on the Lula 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 34.3784° N, 90.4482° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLula
Nearest living townJonestown, MS
Distance to it3.9 miles
GNIS feature ID689375
Coordinates34.37844, -90.44815

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What's there now

Wildwood is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Jonestown, MS (population 941), about 3.9 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Wildwood?

Wildwood is in Coahoma County, Mississippi, at 34.3784, -90.4482.

How many ghost towns are in Coahoma County?

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

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