Mahon is an unincorporated community in Marshall County, Mississippi, United States.[1]
Mahon, Mississippi | |
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  Mahon Location within Marshall county  Mahon Mahon (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 34°48′53″N 89°30′55″W / 34.81472°N 89.51528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Marshall |
| Elevation | 499 ft (152 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 692035[1] |
History edit
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 edit
- ^ a b "Mahon". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Marshall County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 196.
- ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 163.
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