Bounds Crossroads, Mississippi

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Bounds Crossroads, Mississippi
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Coordinates: 34°19′45″N88°12′44″W / 34.32917°N 88.21222°W / 34.32917; -88.21222
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Itawamba
Elevation
433 ft (132 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID691721 [1]

Bounds Crossroads is a small unincorporated community in Itawamba County, Mississippi between Tremont, Mississippi and Red Bay, Alabama on Mississippi Highway 23. Tammy Wynette grew up in the area and attended Tremont Attendance Center in Tremont where she played basketball, sang, and was named Miss THS. [2] Mississippi Highway 23 intersects Mt. Gilead Road and Hartsell Road in Bounds Crossroads. The area's zip code is 38876. Briar Creek runs through the hilly area of eastern Itawamba County. [3] A small graveyard is in the area. [4] The nearby Red Bay Museum in Red Bay, Alabama has a collection related to Wynette. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Bounds Crossroads". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ Mills, Mona Robinson (January 7, 2013). Itawamba County. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN   9780738590684 – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ Franks, Bob (July 18, 2008). "Itawamba History Review: The Itawamba Historical Society: Hopewell School Group at Bounds Crossroads".
  4. ↑ Mills, Mona Robinson (May 1, 2009). "Moxley Family Plot - Bounds Crossroads".
  5. ↑ "Red Bay Museum full of historical treasures". Franklin Free Press.


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