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Muldon, Mississippi

Coordinates: 33°43′56″N 88°39′14″W / 33.73222°N 88.65389°W / 33.73222; -88.65389
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Muldon, Mississippi
Muldon is located in Mississippi
Muldon
Muldon
Muldon is located in the United States
Muldon
Muldon
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[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

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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]

References

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  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.