Official Name: | Kewanee, Mississippi |
Pushpin Map: | Mississippi#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Kewanee |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Mississippi |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Lauderdale |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 282 |
Coordinates: | 32.4242°N -88.4383°W |
Area Code: | 601 & 769 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 691977 |
Kewanee is an unincorporated community in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States. Kewanee is located along U.S. Route 11 and U.S. Route 80 16miles east-northeast of Meridian.[1] The community is located on the former Alabama Great Southern Railroad and in 1900 had a population of 50 people.[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.