Carolina, Mississippi

Carolina, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Carolina is located in Mississippi
Carolina
Carolina
Carolina is located in the United States
Carolina
Carolina
Coordinates: 34°07′06″N 88°28′55″W / 34.11833°N 88.48194°W / 34.11833; -88.48194
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyItawamba
Elevation
341 ft (104 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code662
GNIS feature ID668072[1]

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

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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