Steens, Mississippi

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]

Steens, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 33°33′48″N 88°18′58″W
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Lowndes
Elevation	194 ft (59 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	39766
Area code	662
GNIS feature ID	678264[1]

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

• Bob McCrory, former relief pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles^[9]