McNeill, Mississippi explained

Official Name:McNeill, Mississippi
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Mississippi#USA
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Mississippi
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Pearl River
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:243
Coordinates:30.6689°N -89.6383°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:39457
Area Code:601 & 769
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:673420

McNeill, Mississippi is an unincorporated community in Pearl River County, Mississippi, United States.[1] The zip code is: 39457.

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.[2]

In 1906, McNeill had an estimated population of 250.[3]

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.[4]

Donna Pope of McNeill was crowned Miss Mississippi in 1980, and was second runner-up at the Miss America Pageant.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: GNIS Detail - McNeill. United States Geological Survey. 2011-10-26.
  2. Web site: Howe . Tony . Carriere, Mississippi . Mississippi Rails . October 2, 2024.
  3. Book: Rowland, Dunbar . Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form . Southern Historical Publishing Association . 1907 . 2 . 192.
  4. Web site: McNeill Research Unit . mafes.msstate.edu . October 2, 2024.
  5. Web site: Paige Phillips, Donna Pope Early Miss America Winners . The Hour . September 5, 1969 .