Mahon, Mississippi

Mahon, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Mahon, Mississippi

Location within the state of Mississippi

Coordinates: 34°48′53″N 89°30′55″W / 34.81472°N 89.51528°W / 34.81472; -89.51528Coordinates: 34°48′53″N 89°30′55″W / 34.81472°N 89.51528°W / 34.81472; -89.51528
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Marshall
Elevation 499 ft (152 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
GNIS feature ID 692035[1]

Mahon is an unincorporated community in Marshall County, Mississippi, United States.[1]

History

A post office called Mahon was established in 1890, and remained in operation until 1919.[2] The community was named for John Mahon.[3]

The population in 1900 was 41.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Mahon". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. "Marshall County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  3. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 196.
  4. Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 163.
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