Merry Hell, Mississippi

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Merry Hell is an unincorporated community in Simpson County, Mississippi, in the United States. [1]

History

Merry Hell was so named from the family feuds of the early Scottish settlers. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Merry Hell, Mississippi
  2. Federal Writers' Project (1938). Mississippi: The WPA Guide to the Magnolia State. WPA. p. 498. ISBN   978-1-60473-289-4.

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