Bobo, Coahoma County, Mississippi

Bobo is an unincorporated community in Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States. Bobo is located on U.S. routes 61 and 278, southwest of Clarksdale.

Bobo, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Bobo
Bobo
Coordinates: 34°07′55″N 90°40′32″W
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyCoahoma
Elevation
161 ft (49 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)662
GNIS feature ID667355[1]

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

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 259.
  3. Howe, Tony. "Bobo, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  4. "Coahoma County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  5. Bob L. Eagle; Eric S. LeBlanc (1 May 2013). Blues: A Regional Experience. ABC-CLIO. p. 200. ISBN 978-0-313-34424-4.
  6. "Joe Willie Wilkins - Delta School". National Park Service. Retrieved 3 June 2020.


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