Bethlehem, Mississippi

Bethlehem, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Bethlehem, Mississippi
Bethlehem, Mississippi
Coordinates: 34°34′42″N 89°19′39″W / 34.57833°N 89.32750°W / 34.57833; -89.32750Coordinates: 34°34′42″N 89°19′39″W / 34.57833°N 89.32750°W / 34.57833; -89.32750
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Marshall
Elevation 400 ft (100 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 38659
Area code(s) 662
GNIS feature ID 692567[1]

Bethlehem is an unincorporated community in Marshall County, Mississippi, United States.[1] Its ZIP code is 38659.[2]

The community is located along Mississippi Highway 349, in the heart of Holly Springs National Forest.

Railroad executive Victor V. Boatner was born in Bethlehem,[3] as was Naismith Basketball Hall-of-Fame member and civil rights advocate Chet Walker.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Bethlehem, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  3. ↑ "Railway Age". R.G. Lewis. 1916.
  4. ↑ Smith, Sam (5 September 2012). "Chet the Jet joins basketball greats in the Hall of Fame". NBA.COM. National Basketball Association. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
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