Bewelcome, Mississippi
Bewelcome (also Be Welcome) is an unincorporated community in Amite County, Mississippi, United States.[1]
Bewelcome, Mississippi | |
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Unincorporated community | |
  Bewelcome, Mississippi  Bewelcome, Mississippi | |
| Coordinates: 31°13′08″N 90°56′19″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Amite |
| Elevation | 387 ft (118 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 692589[1] |
The settlement is located within the Homochitto National Forest.
History
Woodlawn Church was established east of the settlement in 1870. A cemetery was also located there. The church closed in 2008.[2][3][4]
Bewelcome had a post office in the early 1900s.[5]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bewelcome
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Woodlawn Church
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Woodlawn Cemetery
- Herndon, Ernest (June 17, 2008). "Church Closing Sad, But Life Goes On". Mississippi Conference of the United Methodist Church.
- Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 236.
Municipalities and communities of Amite County, Mississippi, United States | ||
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| Towns |  Map of Mississippi highlighting Amite County | |
| Unincorporated communities | ||
| Ghost town | ||
| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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