Bent Oak, Mississippi

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Bent Oak, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
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Bent Oak
Location within the state of Mississippi
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Bent Oak
Bent Oak (the United States)
Coordinates: 33°26′19″N88°32′34″W / 33.43861°N 88.54278°W / 33.43861; -88.54278
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Lowndes
Elevation
240 ft (70 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 662
GNIS feature ID666833 [1]

Bent Oak is an unincorporated community in Lowndes County, Mississippi. According to the United States Geological Survey, variant names are Cobbs Switch, Bentoak, and Cobbs. [1]

Bent Oak is located on the former Columbus branch of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad. In 1900, Bent Oak's population was 75. [2] The community was once home to a cotton gin. [3]

A post office operated under the name Bentoak from 1898 to 1908. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bent Oak
  2. ↑ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 231.
  3. ↑ "Phase I Historic Resources Survey Along Luxapalila Creek, And At The Remains Of A Historic Mill (22L0948), Lowndes County, Mississippi" (PDF). Defense Technical Information Center. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Lowndes County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 9, 2023.


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