McNeill, Mississippi is an unincorporated community in Pearl River County, Mississippi, United States.[2] The zip code is: 39457.
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| Coordinates: 30°40′08″N 89°38′18″W / 30.66889°N 89.63833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Pearl River |
| Elevation | 243 ft (74 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 39457 |
| Area code(s) | 601 & 769 |
| GNIS feature ID | 673420[1] |
McNeill is located on the Norfolk Southern Railway and is possibly named for a family who moved to the area from North Carolina to operate a turpentine business.[3]
In 1906, McNeill had an estimated population of 250.[4]
Mississippi State University operates the McNeill Research Unit in McNeill. The unit conducts experiments on muscadine growth and Formosan termites in addition to silvopasture research.[5]
Donna Pope of McNeill was crowned Miss Mississippi in 1980, and was second runner-up at the Miss America Pageant.[6]
References
edit- ^ "McNeill". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "GNIS Detail - McNeill". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved October 26, 2011.
- ^ Howe, Tony. "Carriere, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
- ^ 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. 192.
- ^ "McNeill Research Unit". mafes.msstate.edu. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
- ^ "Paige Phillips, Donna Pope Early Miss America Winners". The Hour. September 5, 1969.
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