Meehan, also known as Meehan Junction, is an

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Lauderdale County, Mississippi Lauderdale County is a County (United States), county located on the eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 72,984. The county seat and largest city is Meridian, Mis ...

, United States. Its ZIP code is 39307. The community is also known as Meehan Junction, as it was located at the crossing of the former Alabama & Vicksburg Railroad and the Tallahatta Railway.

History

The Meehan-Rounds Lumber Company once operated a

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in Meehan. In 1919, J.F. Craig of

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purchased 26,000 acres, including the site of Meehan. Much of the land was cut over due to previous logging activity, but Craig planned on using the community to house his

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s. Craig purchased the land with the intention of raising cattle on it and using the remaining small timber as

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s. A post office operated under the name Siding from 1889 to 1902, Meehan Junction from 1902 to 1950, and Meehan from 1950 to 1958.

Gallery

File:Meehan,_Mississippi_Store.jpg, Store in Meehan File:Meehan_Volunteer_Fire_Department.jpg, Meehan Volunteer Fire Department

Notes

Unincorporated communities in Lauderdale County, Mississippi Unincorporated communities in Mississippi {{LauderdaleCountyMS-geo-stub