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History · Coahoma

Coahoma’s post office opened in 1885

Most of Coahoma was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1989. Below: maps from 1908 on and the census since 1900.

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How Coahoma began

When was Coahoma founded?

1885

The Coahoma post office opened in 1885, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 171 in 19002020 census: 229141 years
Founding year: the first Coahoma post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Coahoma’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Coahoma are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 377 in 2010; 229 people lived here in 2020.On the map since 19083 editions of the USGS map, 1908 to 1964. Watch Coahoma change.
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Start Coahoma’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Coahoma’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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People over time

Coahoma, census by census

01002003004001900192019401960198020002020Peak: 377

Peaked at 377 in 2010; 229 people lived here in 2020.

6 censuses, 1900–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Coahoma’s Wikipedia page.

On the map

Coahoma on the map, 1908 to 1964

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Coahoma. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Coahoma on the 1908 USGS mapCoahoma on the 1910 USGS mapCoahoma on the 1964 USGS map1908Coahoma sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Coahoma.

The story

How Coahoma came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Coahoma.

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Coahoma was founded in the 1880s, and named for its location within Coahoma County.

Coahoma was a stop on the Mississippi Delta Railroad, completed in 1884.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Coahoma, 1885 to 2010

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1885Post officeThe Coahoma post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1901Born hereFrank M. Hull is born here
  5. 1903Born hereCharles Hardy Carr is born here
  6. 1908On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  7. 1942Born hereJames Carr is born here
  8. 21st century
  9. 2010CensusPopulation peaks at 377
By decade

Coahoma, decade by decade

Today2 recent
Welcome to Coahoma sign2024Welcome to Coahoma signCoahomamississippisign2013Coahomamississippisign
Famous people

3 famous people were born in Coahoma

Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.

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James CarrAmerican musician · b. 1942
Charles Hardy CarrUnited States federal judge · b. 1903
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Frank M. HullU.S. entomologist · b. 1901

Questions about Coahoma’s history

What year was Coahoma founded?

The Coahoma post office opened in 1885, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (2), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.