Bywy, Mississippi

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Bywy, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
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Bywy
Coordinates: 33°26′14″N89°14′28″W / 33.43722°N 89.24111°W / 33.43722; -89.24111
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Choctaw
Elevation
436 ft (133 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 662
GNIS feature ID667894

Bywy is an unincorporated community in Choctaw County, Mississippi, United States. Variant names are "Biwyah" and "Wise Store". [1]

History

A post office called Bywy was established in 1880, and remained in operation until 1903. [2] The community takes its name from Bywy Creek. [3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bywy
  2. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
  3. ↑ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 18. ISBN   978-1-60473-483-6.


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