Bobo, Coahoma County, Mississippi

Bobo, Mississippi
Bobo, Mississippi
Census-designated place
	Bobo Show map of MississippiShow map of the United StatesShow all
	Coordinates: 34°07′55″N 90°40′32″W / 34.13194°N 90.67556°WCoordinates: 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(s)	662
GNIS feature ID	667355

Bobo is a census-designated place and 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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[GR3-1] "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

[Rowland-2] 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.

[3] Howe, Tony. "Bobo, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved 3 June 2020.

[4] "Coahoma County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 3 June 2020.

[EagleLeBlanc2013-5] 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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v t Municipalities and communities of Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States
County seat: Clarksdale
City	Clarksdale
Towns	Coahoma Friars Point Jonestown Lula Lyon
CDPs	Bobo Dublin Farrell Rena Lara
Other communities	Burke Landing Cagles Crossing Claremont Clover Hill Eagles Nest Hillhouse Hopson Humber Lurand Mattson Moon Lake Pushmataha Landing Rich Roseacres Roundaway Rudyard Sherard Stovall Sunflower Landing
Ghost towns	Delta Ingram‡ Port Royal Wildwood
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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Bobo, Mississippi
Census-designated place
Bobo Bobo Show map of MississippiShow map of the United StatesShow all
Coordinates: 34°07′55″N 90°40′32″W / 34.13194°N 90.67556°W / 34.13194; -90.67556Coordinates: 34°07′55″N 90°40′32″W / 34.13194°N 90.67556°W / 34.13194; -90.67556
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(s)	662
GNIS feature ID	667355^[1]