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Mahon, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Mahon is located in Mississippi
Mahon
Mahon
Location within Marshall county
Mahon is located in the United States
Mahon
Mahon
Mahon (the United States)
Coordinates: 34°48′53″N 89°30′55″W / 34.81472°N 89.51528°W / 34.81472; -89.51528
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyMarshall
Elevation
499 ft (152 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID692035[1]

Mahon is an unincorporated community in Marshall County, Mississippi, United States.[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]

  1. ^ a b "Mahon". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Marshall County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
  3. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 196.
  4. ^ 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.


source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahon,_Mississippi