Carolina, Mississippi

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Carolina, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
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Carolina
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Carolina
Coordinates: 34°07′06″N88°28′55″W / 34.11833°N 88.48194°W / 34.11833; -88.48194
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Itawamba
Elevation
341 ft (104 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 662
GNIS feature ID668072 [1]

Carolina, also known as Bowlands or Bolands, is an unincorporated community located in Itawamba County, Mississippi.

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History

Carolina was first settled in 1833 and named for North Carolina and South Carolina, the original settlers' home states. [2] The community was once home to a two-story school building. [3]

A post office operated under the name Bolands from 1841 to 1905. [4]

Notable person

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carolina, Mississippi
  2. ↑ Armour, Adam (October 14, 2007). "Itawamba's Carolina Community celebrates 174 years". Dailly Journal. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  3. ↑ Mona Robinson Mills (January 7, 2013). Itawamba County. Arcadia Publishing. p. 100. ISBN   978-0-7385-9068-4.
  4. ↑ "Itawamba County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  5. ↑ Mississippi. Department of Archives and History (1923). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Jackson, Mississippi: Department of Archives and History. p. 17.


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