Steens, Mississippi

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Steens, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
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Steens
Location within the state of Mississippi
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Steens
Steens (the United States)
Coordinates: 33°33′48″N88°18′58″W / 33.56333°N 88.31611°W / 33.56333; -88.31611
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Lowndes
Elevation
194 ft (59 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
39766
Area code 662
GNIS feature ID678264 [1]

Steens, also known as Jamisons Mill, is an unincorporated community in Lowndes County, Mississippi. Steens is located northeast of Columbus. The ZIP Code for Steens is 39766. [2]

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History

Steens is located adjacent to Luxapallila Creek and is located on the former Southern Railway. In 1838, Robert Jamison founded a grist mill, store, and smithy along Luxapallila Creek near the present site of Steens. In addition, he built multiple covered bridges in the area. [3] In 1900, the population was 26. [4] The community once had a cotton gin and exported large amounts of lumber, fertilizer, and cotton seed. [5]

A post office operated under the name Steenston from 1884 to 1903 and under the names Steens starting in 1903. [6]

The Caledonia Combined Cycle Plant, a Tennessee Valley Authority power plant, is located on 125 acres of land near Steens. [7]

The Steens soil series is named for the community. [8]

Notable person

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Steens
  2. ↑ "Steens ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  3. ↑ Allen, Richard Sanders (1970). Covered Bridges of the South. New York, New York: Bonanza Books. p. 38.
  4. ↑ 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. 733.
  5. ↑ "Phase I Historic Resources Survey Along Luxapalila Creek, And At The Remains Of A Historic Mill (22L0948), Lowndes County, Mississippi" (PDF). Defense Technical Information Center. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Lowndes County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Caledonia Combined Cycle Plant". TVA.com. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  8. ↑ Soil Survey of Lowndes County, Mississippi. Washington, D. C.: United States Department of Agriculture. 1979. p. 61.
  9. ↑ "Bob McCrory Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 12, 2023.


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