Bent_Oak,_Mississippi

Bent Oak, Mississippi

Bent Oak, Mississippi

Unincorporated community in Mississippi, United States

Bent Oak is an unincorporated community in Lowndes County, Mississippi. According to the United States Geological Survey, variant names are Cobbs Switch, Bentoak, and Cobbs.[1]

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Bent Oak is located on the former Columbus branch of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad. In 1900, Bent Oak's population was 75.[2] The community was once home to a cotton gin.[3]

A post office operated under the name Bentoak from 1898 to 1908.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bent Oak
  2. [2]
    Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 231.
  3. [3]
    "Phase I Historic Resources Survey Along Luxapalila Creek, And At The Remains Of A Historic Mill (22L0948), Lowndes County, Mississippi" (PDF). Defense Technical Information Center. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  4. [4]
    "Lowndes County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 9, 2023.


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