Welcome to Bogue Chitto ...
Bogue Chitto is located in Lincoln County<1>.
The location of Bogue Chitto has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
Bogue Chitto is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Bogue Chitto lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Telephone area codes for Bogue Chitto: (601) and (769)<4>
Adding Bogue Chitto to Our Gazetteer ...
As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.
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.
In addition, we also found mention of Bogue Chitto elsewhere: The earliest book where we found it mentioned was in the Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details about the above, see References and Mentions for Bogue Chitto on our Genealogy Page.
Communities Also Named Bogue Chitto ...
Using our Gazetteer, we have 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.
Beyond Mississippi, there are 2 communities that are also named Bogue Chitto - they are located in and Alabama.
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 [Pike County]
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McComb
- McComb [Pike County] lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<5> to the south of Bogue Chitto
- Estimated population in 2019: 13,013 people
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- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McComb<6>
- Brookhaven [Lincoln County]
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- Brookhaven [Lincoln County] lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<5> to the north of Bogue Chitto
- Estimated population in 2019: 11,947 people
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- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookhaven<6>
- Wesson [Copiah County]
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- Wesson [Copiah County] lies 18 miles [29 km]<5> to the north of Bogue Chitto
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,722 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wesson<6>
- Summit [Pike County]
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- Summit [Pike County] lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<5> to the south of Bogue Chitto
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,570 people
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- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summit<6>
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- Beauregard [Copiah County]
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- Beauregard [Copiah County] lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<5> to the north of Bogue Chitto
- Estimated population in 2019: 324 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beauregard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Cobbs [Lincoln County]
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- Cobbs [Lincoln County] lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<5> to the northwest of Bogue Chitto
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- Bear Town [Pike County]
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- Bear Town [Pike County] lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<5> to the south of Bogue Chitto
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- New Sight [Lincoln County]
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- New Sight [Lincoln County] lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<5> to the north of Bogue Chitto
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- Bacots [Pike County]
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- Bacots [Pike County] lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<5> to the south of Bogue Chitto
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- Holmesville [Pike County]
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
- Holmesville [Pike County] lies 18 miles [29 km]<5> to the southeast of Bogue Chitto
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- Beauregard [Copiah County]
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.
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Off-the-Road Links ...
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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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we have found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bogue Chitto - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | Area code (769) is an overlay for area code (601). |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bogue Chitto) to Point B. Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bogue Chitto. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.4388, Longitude: -90.4523 In this case, the coordinates for Bogue Chitto have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |