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Carolina, Mississippi

Coordinates: 34°07′06″N 88°28′55″W / 34.11833°N 88.48194°W / 34.11833; -88.48194
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Carolina, Mississippi
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

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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

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References

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  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.