Bobo, Coahoma County, Mississippi
Bobo, Mississippi | |
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  Bobo  Bobo | |
| Coordinates: 34°07′55″N 90°40′32″W / 34.13194°N 90.67556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Coahoma |
| Elevation | 161 ft (49 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 662 |
| GNIS feature ID | 667355[1] |
Bobo is an unincorporated community in Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States. Bobo is located on U.S. routes 61 and 278, southwest of Clarksdale.
History
Bobo was named for world-champion bear hunter Robert E. Bobo.[2] Bobo is located on the former Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad and was once home to six general stores, a grocery store, and two sawmills.[3] A post office operated under the name Bobo from 1886 to 1973.[4]
Notable people
- Junior Parker, Memphis blues singer[5]
- Joe Willie Wilkins, blues musician, grew up on a plantation near Bobo.[6]
References
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 259.
- ^ Howe, Tony. "Bobo, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ "Coahoma County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ Bob L. Eagle; Eric S. LeBlanc (1 May 2013). Blues: A Regional Experience. ABC-CLIO. p. 200. ISBN 978-0-313-34424-4.
- ^ "Joe Willie Wilkins - Delta School". National Park Service. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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