Steens, Mississippi

Steens, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Steens is located in Mississippi
Steens
Steens
Location within the state of Mississippi
Steens is located in the United States
Steens
Steens
Steens (the United States)
Coordinates: 33°33′48″N 88°18′58″W / 33.56333°N 88.31611°W / 33.56333; -88.31611
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyLowndes
Elevation
194 ft (59 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
39766
Area code662
GNIS feature ID678264[1]

Steens, also known as Jamisons Mill, is an unincorporated community in Lowndes County, Mississippi. Steens is located northeast of Columbus. The ZIP Code for Steens is 39766.[2]

History

Steens is located adjacent to Luxapallila Creek and is located on the former Southern Railway. In 1838, Robert Jamison founded a grist mill, store, and smithy along Luxapallila Creek near the present site of Steens. In addition, he built multiple covered bridges in the area.[3] In 1900, the population was 26.[4] The community once had a cotton gin and exported large amounts of lumber, fertilizer, and cotton seed.[5]

A post office operated under the name Steenston from 1884 to 1903 and under the names Steens starting in 1903.[6]

The Caledonia Combined Cycle Plant, a Tennessee Valley Authority power plant, is located on 125 acres of land near Steens.[7]

The Steens soil series is named for the community.[8]

Notable person

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Steens
  2. ^ "Steens ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  3. ^ Allen, Richard Sanders (1970). Covered Bridges of the South. New York, New York: Bonanza Books. p. 38.
  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. 733.
  5. ^ "Phase I Historic Resources Survey Along Luxapalila Creek, And At The Remains Of A Historic Mill (22L0948), Lowndes County, Mississippi" (PDF). Defense Technical Information Center. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  6. ^ "Lowndes County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  7. ^ "Caledonia Combined Cycle Plant". TVA.com. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  8. ^ Soil Survey of Lowndes County, Mississippi. Washington, D. C.: United States Department of Agriculture. 1979. p. 61.
  9. ^ "Bob McCrory Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 12, 2023.


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