Christmas, Mississippi | |
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Coordinates: 33°46′35″N 90°58′42″W / 33.77639°N 90.97833°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Mississippi |
County | Bolivar |
Elevation | 141 ft (43 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 662 |
GNIS feature ID | 691768 [1] |
Christmas is an unincorporated community in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. Christmas is located along Mississippi Highway 1, 0.7 miles (1.1 km) south of Beulah. [2]
Christmas was historically located directly on the Mississippi River, on a section of the river called the "Beulah Bend" (now Lake Beulah). The course of the river was artificially changed in 1863. [3]