Kewanee, Mississippi

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Kewanee, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Kewanee is located in Mississippi
Kewanee
Kewanee
Coordinates: 32°25′27″N 88°26′18″W / 32.42417°N 88.43833°W / 32.42417; -88.43833Coordinates: 32°25′27″N 88°26′18″W / 32.42417°N 88.43833°W / 32.42417; -88.43833
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyLauderdale
Elevation
282 ft (86 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)601 & 769
GNIS feature ID691977[1]

Kewanee is an unincorporated community in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States.[1] Kewanee is located along U.S. Route 11 and U.S. Route 80 16 miles (26 km) east-northeast of Meridian.[2]

The community's name may be a transfer from Kewanee, Illinois.[3]

The Simmons & Wright Company, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is located in Kewanee.

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b "Kewanee, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ^ Lauderdale County, Mississippi General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Mississippi Department of Transportation. 2012. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
  3. ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 48. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.


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