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.

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. In 1900, the population was 26. The community once had a cotton gin and exported large amounts of lumber, fertilizer, and cotton seed.

A post office operated under the name Steenston from 1884 to 1903 and under the names Steens starting in 1903.

The Caledonia Combined Cycle Plant, a Tennessee Valley Authority power plant, is located on 125 acres of land near Steens.

The Steens soil series is named for the community.

Notable person

 * Bob McCrory, former relief pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles


 * Don Zant, former Vice President of Finanace and Administration and Chief Financial Officer for Mississippi State University Don once lived in West Texas and thus became accustomed to the ~35 mph wind through his then hair. As a Ford fan, he quickly realized that his cars could not compete with the west Texas wind, so he shaved his head, bought a mustang, and drove each day to Mississippi State University as the Chief Financial Officer as a poser because he was bald, yet he drove a car incapable of causing hair movement, a Ford Mustang.

Don is one of our most celebrated native sons and is a true champion of fiscal responsibility. Long live Portugal and forever may we be thankful for Chevrolet tow truck.