Place:McLaurin, Forrest, Mississippi, United States

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NameMcLaurin
Alt namesBradfordsource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS28009743
TypeInhabited place
Coordinates31.167°N 89.217°W
Located inForrest, Mississippi, United States
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McLaurin is a small unincorporated community in Forrest County, Mississippi.[1]

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History

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The town of McLaurin is named for General McLaurin, who was also the first president of the Gulf and Ship Island Railroad. At one time, McLaurin was the site of the largest sawmill in the country, becoming an important shipping site for masonite and pulp wood. The manager of the first sawmill in the area, Jim Barron, is buried in McLaurin Cemetery.

The population in 1900 was 300.

A post office operated under the name McLaurin from 1896 to 1974.

A historic landing field for aircraft is located south of the settlement.

The McLaurin Salt Dome is a salt dome named after the community.

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