Bewelcome, Mississippi

Bewelcome (also Be Welcome) is an unincorporated community in Amite County, Mississippi, United States.[1]

Bewelcome, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Bewelcome, Mississippi
Bewelcome, Mississippi
Coordinates: 31°13′08″N 90°56′19″W
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyAmite
Elevation
387 ft (118 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID692589[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]

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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bewelcome
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Woodlawn Church
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Woodlawn Cemetery
  4. Herndon, Ernest (June 17, 2008). "Church Closing Sad, But Life Goes On". Mississippi Conference of the United Methodist Church.
  5. Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 236.



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