This text was obtained via automated optical character recognition.
It has not been edited and may therefore contain several errors.

---

Geography[edit]
Kiln is located at 30?24'46"N 89?26'8"W (30.412874, -89.435417)|1J and is referred to locally as "the Kiln", with the "n" silent.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 13.5 square miles (35 km2), of which 13.3 square miles (34 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (0.97%) is water.
Mississippi Highway 43, also designated County Road 603, is the main road through the Kiln, connecting to Interstate 10 to the South. Highway 43 splits from County Road 603 at the North end of the Kiln. Highway 43 connects to Interstate 59 at Picayune and County Road 603 connects to Mississippi Highway 53 at Necaise
Hi story [edit]
Kiln takes its name from the many kilns once found in the area that served the timber industry. During the boom years, Kiln was home to many timber mills, a hotel, and a hospital. The Jordan River Lumber Company was one of the major local employers.
"The Jordan River Lumber Company was incorporated in South Dakota in January 1913, and domiciled at Kiln, Hancock County, MS. In January 1913, the company purchased the mill of W. W. Carre Company, Ltd., at Kiln, on the Jourdon River. The original mill burned and was replaced in 1914 with a new mill with a cutting capaclt^of 150,000 feet (46,000 m) per day. In 1922, the mills in Kiln and Lumberton were consolidated at Barth, MS, th? division point on the Mississippi Southern. In February 1930, the mill cut out and was dismantled."[21
A few older structures remain, including Annunciation Catholic Church and the original post office (later Curet's Grocery), which has since been turned into a lawnmower repair shop.