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Bolatusha, Mississippi
Bolatusha, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
	Bolatusha Bolatusha
	Coordinates: 32°55′22″N 89°42′08″W / 32.92278°N 89.70222°W
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Leake
Elevation	371 ft (113 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)	601 & 769
GNIS feature ID	691717

Bolatusha is an unincorporated community in Leake County, in the U.S. state of Mississippi.^[1]

History

The community takes its name from Bolatusha Creek, which flows near the site.^[2] A post office called Bolatusha was established in 1894, and remained in operation until 1940.^[3] In 1900, Bolatusha had a population of 24.^[4]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bolatusha, Mississippi
^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 15. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.
^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 260.

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[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bolatusha, Mississippi

[2] Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 15. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

[3] "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 9, 2019.

[4] Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 260.

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