Christmas, Mississippi Explained

Official Name:Christmas, Mississippi
Pushpin Map:Mississippi#USA
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Mississippi
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Bolivar
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:141
Coordinates:33.7764°N -90.9783°W
Area Code:662
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:691768

Christmas is an unincorporated community in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. Christmas is located along Mississippi Highway 1, 0.7miles south of Beulah.[1]

Christmas was historically located directly on the Mississippi River, on a section of the river called the "Beulah Bend" (now Lake Beulah). The course of the river was artificially changed in 1863.[2]

Notes and References

  1. . Bolivar County, Mississippi General Highway Map . PDF . 2006 . December 25, 2012 .
  2. Web site: Reitzammer . Louis . Napoleon Cutoff in Desha County . Desha County Historical Society . Ancestry.com . 1985 .