Muldon, Mississippi

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Muldon, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
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Muldon
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Muldon
Coordinates: 33°43′56″N88°39′14″W / 33.73222°N 88.65389°W / 33.73222; -88.65389
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Monroe
Elevation
295 ft (90 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 662
GNIS feature ID674461 [1]

Muldon, also known as Aberdeen Junction, Loohattan, Loohatten and Louhatten, is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, Mississippi. Muldon is located southwest of Aberdeen on Mississippi Highway 25.

History

Muldon is located along the Kansas City Southern Railway. [2]

In 1900, Muldon had a church, a population of 75, and was considered an important cotton shipping point. [3]

A post office operated under the name Aberdeen Junction in 1870 and under the name Muldon from 1870 to 1957. [4]

The Muldon Field is a natural gas producing formation near Muldon. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Muldon". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ Howe, Tony. "Muldon, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  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. 285.
  4. ↑ "Monroe County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  5. ↑ Frascogna, Xavier M. "Muldon Field Monroe County, Mississippi". archives.datapages.com. Retrieved September 5, 2023.


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