Muldon, Mississippi

Muldon, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Muldon is located in Mississippi
Muldon
Muldon
Location within Mississippi
Muldon is located in the United States
Muldon
Muldon
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 33°43′56″N 88°39′14″W / 33.73222°N 88.65389°W / 33.73222; -88.65389
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyMonroe
Elevation
295 ft (90 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code662
GNIS feature ID674461

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

The Mobile and Ohio Railroad built a line through Muldon around January 1860.

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

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

Muldon is located along the CPKC Railway, ex Kansas City Southern Railway.

The Muldon Field is a natural gas producing formation near Muldon.

References

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