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Welcome to Inwood ...

Inwood is located in Sunflower County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Inwood, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Inwood is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Inwood lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Inwood: 662 & 471<3>

Communities Also Named Inwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Inwood - they are located in California, Florida (2), Indiana, Iowa, Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan, New York (3), Ontario, Pennsylvania, Texas, Vermont and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Inwood.

Communities near Inwood ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Inwood.

  • Greenwood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Indianola
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Ruleville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Moorhead
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Moorhead is located in Sunflower County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
  • Itta Bena
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Shaw
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Shaw is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
  • Inverness
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Inverness is located in Sunflower County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 852 people
  • Isola
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Isola is located in Humphreys County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isola
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
  • Boyle
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Sidon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Sidon is located in Leflore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Inwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Inwood.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Inwood. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Inwood.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Inwood. See our Newspapers Page for Inwood.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Inwood ...

Looking for more information about Inwood? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Inwood, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Inwood.

Adding Inwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Inwood in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Inwood was on a map titled Map of Mississippi (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Inwood.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Sunflower, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Inwood - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Inwood area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Inwood area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.