Bogue Flower | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Mississippi |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• coordinates | 32°28′04″N88°53′17″W / 32.467641°N 88.8881068°W |
Mouth | |
• coordinates | 32°22′11″N88°54′07″W / 32.3695875°N 88.9019961°W |
Length | 8.16 mi (13.13 km) |
Bogue Flower is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi. [1] It is a tributary to Tallahatta Creek.
Bogue Flower is a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning "long creek" (the element "flower" in this context is a corruption of an Indian word). [2] A variant name is "Bogue Flower Creek". [1]
During the Meridian campaign in February 1864, General William Sherman camped alongside Bogue Flower. [3]
The Bogue Flower Boys is a bluegrass group from Suqualena, Mississippi. [4]
Lauderdale County is a county located on the western edge of the U.S. state of Tennessee, with its border the Mississippi River. As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,143. Its county seat is Ripley. Since the antebellum years, it has been developed for cotton as a major commodity crop.
Lauderdale County is a county located on the eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 72,984. The county seat is Meridian. The county is named for Colonel James Lauderdale, who was killed at the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812. Lauderdale County is included in the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Meridian is the 8th most populous city in the U.S. state of Mississippi, with a population of 41,148 at the 2010 census and an estimated population in 2018 of 36,347. It is the county seat of Lauderdale County and the principal city of the Meridian, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area. Along major highways, the city is 93 mi (150 km) east of Jackson, Mississippi; 154 mi (248 km) southwest of Birmingham, Alabama; 202 mi (325 km) northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana; and 231 mi (372 km) southeast of Memphis, Tennessee.
Marion is a town in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States. It is a northeastern suburb of Meridian, the county seat. The population of Marion was 1,479 at the 2010 census.
Heidelberg is a town in Jasper County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 718 at the 2010 census, down from 840 at the 2000 census.
Collinsville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,984 at the 2020 census.
Naval Air Station Meridian or NAS Meridian is a military airport located 11 miles northeast of Meridian, Mississippi in Lauderdale County and Kemper County, and is one of the Navy's two jet strike pilot training facilities.
Lauderdale is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States. It is situated along U.S. Highway 45, 16 miles (26 km) northeast of Meridian, the county seat. The population of Lauderdale was 395 at the 2020 census.
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Lauderdale County, Mississippi.
Pat Harrison Waterway District (PHWD) is a Mississippi State Agency with headquarters in Hattiesburg. The agency was created in 1962 with a directive of flood control in southeastern and east central Mississippi.
Toomsuba is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States. Its population was 778 as of the 2020 census. Its ZIP code is 39364.
Lizelia is an unincorporated community in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States. Lizelia is located along Mississippi Highway 39 12 miles (19 km) north of Meridian. Lizelia is located on Ponta Creek and is the former site of old Daleville. A post office operated under the name Lizelia from 1886 to 1911.
Russell is an unincorporated community located in Lauderdale County, Mississippi. Russell is 7 miles (11 km) east-northeast of Meridian and approximately 5.1 miles (8.2 km) west-southwest of Toomsuba on U.S. Route 80 and is part of Meridian, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area. A post office operated under the name Russell from 1867 to 1976.
Zero is an unincorporated community located in central Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States, located approximately 5.5 miles (8.9 km) southeast of Meridian near U.S. Route 45 and is part of Meridian, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Alamucha is an unincorporated community in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States.
Bogue Flower is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi. It is a tributary to Eucutta Creek.
Tallahatta Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi. It is a tributary of the Chunky River. Tributaries of Tallahatta Creek include Bogue Flower and Bogue Statinea.
Suqualena, also spelled Sookalena, is an unincorporated community located in central Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States, located approximately 9 miles (14 km) northwest of Meridian on Mississippi Highway 494 and is part of Meridian, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area.