Lyon, Mississippi — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Lyon, Coahoma County.
| City | Lyon |
| State | Mississippi (MS) |
| County | Coahoma |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 34.217886 |
| Longitude | -90.542043 |
| Population | 386 |
| Density | 289.2 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
Lyon is a locality in Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States. It is a small community with a population of 386. The population density is 289.2 people per km². Lyon is located at 34.2179°N, 90.5420°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 38614.
Lyon unfolds under a sky that often burns a startling blue, a place where the Mississippi Delta’s languid grace meets the flat expanse of the delta floor. It lies 58.6 miles south-south-west of Horn Lake, MS (from Horn Lake, MS: bearing 210°T), and is situated 2.1 miles north-east of Clarksdale. Here, the land stretches out, a generous, fertile plain broken by the occasional cluster of oak and cypress trees that stand like sentinels along the edges of fields. The air, especially in the humid embrace of summer, carries the scent of rich soil, damp earth, and the faint, sweet perfume of cotton blossoms. Even the roads, often ribboning straight through the landscape, seem to surrender to the overwhelming horizontality, inviting the eye to travel to the distant, hazy line where the sky meets the fields. The history of Lyon is inextricably tied to the fertile earth that surrounds it, a testament to the enduring agricultural spirit of the Mississippi Delta. For generations, the economy here has been shaped by the cultivation of cotton, a legacy that has left its mark on the very character of the place. While the echoes of past prosperity can still be felt, the community has adapted, and the quiet hum of modern life now overlays the older rhythms. The landscape itself, with its drainage ditches and irrigation channels, speaks of a constant, careful negotiation with the elements, a dedication to coaxing abundance from the soil.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Lyon, Mississippi with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Lyon and Coahoma County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Lyon is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Lyon is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |