Meehan, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Sign for Meehan
Sign for Meehan
Meehan is located in Mississippi
Meehan
Meehan
Meehan is located in the United States
Meehan
Meehan
Coordinates: 32°19′42″N 88°51′59″W / 32.32833°N 88.86639°W / 32.32833; -88.86639
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyLauderdale
Elevation
338 ft (103 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
39307
Area code(s)601 & 769
GNIS feature ID673459[1]

Meehan, also known as Meehan Junction, is an unincorporated community in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States.[1] Its ZIP code is 39307.[2] The community is also known as Meehan Junction, as it was located at the crossing of the former Alabama & Vicksburg Railroad and the Tallahatta Railway.[3]

History

The Meehan-Rounds Lumber Company once operated a sawmill in Meehan.[4] In 1919, J.F. Craig of Indianola, Mississippi purchased 26,000 acres, including the site of Meehan. Much of the land was cut over due to previous logging activity, but Craig planned on using the community to house his tenant farmers. Craig purchased the land with the intention of raising cattle on it and using the remaining small timber as railroad ties.[5]

A post office operated under the name Siding from 1889 to 1902, Meehan Junction from 1902 to 1950, and Meehan from 1950 to 1958.[6]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Meehan, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ United States Postal Service (2021). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  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. 216.
  4. ↑ Howe, Tony. "Tallahatta Railroad". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
  5. ↑ Collins, C. E. (August 7, 1919). "A Western Farmer's Experience in Mississippi". Manufacturers Record. Vol. 76, no. 6. Baltimore, MD. p. 101.
  6. ↑ Howe, Tony. "Meehan, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved December 10, 2022.


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