Bunker Hill, Mississippi

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Bunker Hill, Mississippi
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Bunker Hill
Coordinates: 31°23′15″N89°48′12″W / 31.38750°N 89.80333°W / 31.38750; -89.80333
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Marion
Elevation
325 ft (99 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID691737 [1]

Bunker Hill, (also known as Carley [2] ), is an unincorporated community in Marion County located 9.3 miles (15.0 km) miles north-northeast of Columbia on Mississippi Highway 35. [1]

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History

Bunker Hill was originally known as Carley and once had a masonic lodge, school, and two stores. [2] The community eventually became known as Bunker Hill. There are two theories as to where the name Bunker Hill originated: one theory says it is named for the large hill on which the community is located. [2] Another story tells that after the community was chosen as the site to open a new school in Marion County, the citizens felt they had worked as hard "as the men did to win the Battle of Bunker Hill". [3]

In 1900, Bunker Hill had a population of 32. [4]

A post office operated under the name Carley from 1880 to 1907. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Bunker Hill". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. 1 2 3 "Marion County W. P. A. History". msgw.org. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  3. Forbes, Amanda Pope. "History of Bunker Hill" (PDF). msmarion.com. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  4. Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 360.
  5. "Marion County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  6. "Jeff Bates". Mississippi Writers Project. Retrieved June 3, 2023.