Quick Facts
- State
- Mississippi
- County
- Not recorded
- Status
- Unknown Status
- Access
- Unknown Access
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
If walls could talk, Inwood would never shut up. Lucky for visitors, they mostly just stand there. Inwood is a ghost town located in Sunflower County, Mississippi, on Mississippi Highway 3. Inwood was a station on the Yazoo Delta Railroad (the "Yellow Dog"), established between Moorhead and Ruleville during the 1890s.
The story of Inwood
Mississippi's ghost towns are river ports and cotton towns, plus lumber camps that clear-cut the pine hills.
Inwood is a ghost town located in Sunflower County, Mississippi, on Mississippi Highway 3. Inwood was a station on the Yazoo Delta Railroad (the "Yellow Dog"), established between Moorhead and Ruleville during the 1890s.
What you'll find today
The on-the-ground condition of Inwood is unverified — it's listed here with unknown status. That could mean standing buildings, or an empty field. Go prepared for either, and consider sharing what you find so the record improves.
Nobody has confirmed the access situation, so treat any visit as reconnaissance: verify land ownership first, and be ready to admire from the road.
Getting there
Here's the honest truth: access to Inwood is unverified. We couldn't confirm whether the site sits on public land, private property, or something in between — so verify land ownership and local rules before visiting, and respect private property at all times.
Good to know
Ghost-town etiquette is simple: take only photographs. Removing artifacts is illegal on public lands and disrespectful everywhere else — and on federal land it can be a serious offense.
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Sources: description based on Wikipedia (“Inwood, Mississippi”), CC BY-SA.