Wren, Mississippi

Wren, (also known as Wrens), is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, Mississippi.[1]

Wren, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Wren is located in Mississippi
Wren
Wren
Wren is located in the United States
Wren
Wren
Coordinates: 33°58′18″N 88°35′59″W
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyMonroe
Elevation
279 ft (85 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID679885[1]

Wren is located between Amory and Okolona. The nearby community of New Wren is located on U.S. Route 45 (US 45), near its intersection with US 278.[2]

History

In 1900, Wren had three stores and a high school.[3]

A post office operated under the name Wren from 1900 to 1904.[4]

The Wren Lookout Tower is listed on the National Historic Lookout Register.[5]

The community is served by two volunteer fire departments.[6]

Wren was hit by a fast-moving EF3 tornado on March 24, 2023. Prior to impacting Wren, the tornado struck Amory.[7] An A 172-year-old church was demolished during the storms.[8] There were two fatalities, along with a serious injury that occurred during the tornadic event.[9]

The Wren Field is a natural gas field located in Wren.[10]

Notable person

References
  1. "Wren". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. "New Wren". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form (PDF). Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 992.
  4. "Monroe County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  5. "Splunge Lookout Tower". nhlr.org. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  6. "Monroe County Volunteer Fire Departments". monroems.com. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  7. "ArcGIS Web Application". apps.dat.noaa.gov. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  8. "172-year-old church in Wren is demolished in storms". Home - WCBI TV | Your News Leader. March 27, 2023. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  9. WLBT Staff. "Father and 1-year-old daughter confirmed dead from Mississippi tornado". WTOK. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  10. "MONROE COUNTY MISSISSIPPI OIL & GAS PRODUCTION INDEX MAP" (PDF). geology.deq.ms.gov. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  11. "Obituaries". Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal. February 20, 2002. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
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