Official Name: | Bent Oak, Mississippi |
Pushpin Map: | Mississippi#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Bent Oak |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Mississippi |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Mississippi |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Lowndes |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 240 |
Coordinates: | 33.4386°N -88.5428°W |
Area Code: | 662 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 666833 |
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.
Bent Oak is located on the former Columbus branch of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad. In 1900, Bent Oak's population was 75.[1] The community was once home to a cotton gin.[2]
A post office operated under the name Bentoak from 1898 to 1908.[3]