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McLaurin, Mississippi

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McLaurin, Mississippi
McLaurin is located in Mississippi
McLaurin
McLaurin
Location within the state of Mississippi
Coordinates: 31°10′05″N 89°13′2″W / 31.16806°N 89.21722°W / 31.16806; -89.21722
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyForrest
Elevation
354 ft (108 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID693929[1]

McLaurin is a small unincorporated community in Forrest County, Mississippi, United States.[1]

History

The town of McLaurin is named for General McLaurin, who was also the first president of the Gulf and Ship Island Railroad.[2] At one time, McLaurin was the site of the largest sawmill in the country, becoming an important shipping site for masonite and pulp wood. The manager of the first sawmill in the area, Jim Barron, is buried in McLaurin Cemetery.

The population in 1900 was 300.[3]

A post office operated under the name McLaurin from 1896 to 1974.[4]

A historic landing field for aircraft is located south of the settlement.[5]

The McLaurin Salt Dome is a salt dome named after the community.[6]

Education

Infrastructure

Transportation

McLaurin is served by U.S. Route 49, a north–south corridor that runs through Arkansas and Mississippi.

Places of worship

  • McLaurin United Methodist Church
  • Morning Star Church
  • Old Enon Church
  • First Baptist Church of McLaurin

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: McLaurin
  2. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 194.
  3. ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 188.
  4. ^ "Forrest County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  5. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: McLaurin Landing Field (historical)
  6. ^ Gulf Coast Salt Domes, Geologic Area Characterization Report: Mississippi study area. Technical report. The Department. 1982. pp. 12–129.
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