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Welcome to Bogue Chitto ...

Bogue Chitto is located in Lincoln County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bogue Chitto, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.

Bogue Chitto is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Bogue Chitto lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Bogue Chitto: 601 & 769<3>

The ZIP code for Bogue Chitto: 39629<4>

Communities Also Named Bogue Chitto ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Mississippi communities named Bogue Chitto: This one is located in Lincoln County and the other is located in Neshoba County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bogue Chitto.

Communities near Bogue Chitto ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bogue Chitto.

  • McComb
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Brookhaven
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Wesson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Summit
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Beauregard
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Beauregard is located in Copiah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
  • Wellman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Wellman is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
  • Cobbs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cobbs is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
  • Verna
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Verna is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verna
  • Bear Town
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Bear Town is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
  • Montgomery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Montgomery is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bogue Chitto. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bogue Chitto.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bogue Chitto. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bogue Chitto.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bogue Chitto. See our Newspapers Page for Bogue Chitto.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bogue Chitto ...

Looking for more information about Bogue Chitto? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Bogue Chitto, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bogue Chitto.

Adding Bogue Chitto to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bogue Chitto in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Bogue Chitto was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bogue Chitto.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Lincoln, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bogue Chitto - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Bogue Chitto area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Bogue Chitto area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Bogue Chitto). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Bogue Chitto or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.