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Christmas, Mississippi
Christmas, Mississippi is located in Mississippi
Christmas, Mississippi
Christmas, Mississippi
Location in Mississippi
Christmas, Mississippi is located in the United States
Christmas, Mississippi
Christmas, Mississippi
Location in the United States
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(s) 662
GNIS feature ID 691768

Christmas is a small, unofficial community located in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. It is known as an unincorporated community. This means it does not have its own local government like a city or town. Instead, it is governed by the county.

Where is Christmas, Mississippi?

Christmas is found in the state of Mississippi. It is in Bolivar County, which is in the northwestern part of the state. You can find Christmas along Mississippi Highway 1. It is about 0.7 miles (1.1 km) south of another community called Beulah.

A River's Tale: Christmas and the Mississippi River

An 1862 map shows Christmas directly on the Mississippi River
An 1862 map shows Christmas directly on the Mississippi River

Long ago, Christmas was right on the banks of the mighty Mississippi River. This part of the river was even called the "Beulah Bend." Imagine living right next to one of the world's most famous rivers!

However, the river's path changed. In 1863, people artificially changed the course of the Mississippi River. This means they dug new channels or blocked old ones to make the river flow differently. Because of this change, the old "Beulah Bend" became a separate body of water. Today, this old bend is known as Lake Beulah. So, Christmas is no longer directly on the main Mississippi River.

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