 d'lo is a town in simpson county, mississippi, along the strong river. the population was 394 at the 2000 census. it is part of the jackson metropolitan statistical area. the town was featured in life magazine for sending proportionally more men to serve in world war ii than any other town of its size; 38 percent of the men who lived in d'lo served. ==geography== d'lo is located at  (31.986665, -89.901030). according to the united states census bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. ==history== d'lo was originally known as the village of millhaven during the early 19th century due to the many watermills that dotted the strong river in that area. it was not until 1874 that the first home was built there and the population began to grow slowly. the post office was established may 23, 1881, with mary f. may as firs
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