Wren, (also known as Wrens), is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, Mississippi.[1]
Wren, Mississippi | |
|---|---|
  Wren  Wren | |
| Coordinates: 33°58′18″N 88°35′59″W / 33.97167°N 88.59972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Monroe |
| Elevation | 279 ft (85 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 679885[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
editIn 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
edit- John Johnson, former member of the Mississippi House of Representatives and the Mississippi Senate[11]
References
edit- ^ a b "Wren". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "New Wren". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Monroe County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
- ^ "Splunge Lookout Tower". nhlr.org. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
- ^ "Monroe County Volunteer Fire Departments". monroems.com. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". apps.dat.noaa.gov. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
- ^ "172-year-old church in Wren is demolished in storms". Home - WCBI TV | Your News Leader. March 27, 2023. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
- ^ WLBT Staff. "Father and 1-year-old daughter confirmed dead from Mississippi tornado". WTOK. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
- ^ "MONROE COUNTY MISSISSIPPI OIL & GAS PRODUCTION INDEX MAP" (PDF). geology.deq.ms.gov. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
- ^ "Obituaries". Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal. February 20, 2002. Retrieved September 9, 2023.