Welcome to Mohegan ...
So far, we found very little information about Mohegan. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Mohegan to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Mohegan, please Contact Us.
Mohegan would have been located within present day Noxubee County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Mohegan, you might consider that their post office opened in 1896.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Mohegan is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Mohegan was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Mohegan was located: 662 & 471<4>
Communities Also Named Mohegan ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Mohegan - they are located in Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mohegan.
Communities near Mohegan ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mohegan.
- Macon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brooksville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- De Kalb
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Scooba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Shuqualak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Geiger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Geiger is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Memphis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Memphis is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
- Wahalak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wahalak is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahalak
- Cooksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cooksville is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Harlan ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harlan is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Mohegan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mohegan.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mohegan. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mohegan.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mohegan. See our Newspapers Page for Mohegan.
Adding Mohegan to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Mohegan in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Mohegan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Mohegan post office opened in 1896. The Mohegan post office closed in 1898.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Mohegan.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mohegan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Noxubee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mohegan - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Mohegan area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Mohegan area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |