Beulah, Mississippi | |
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 Main Street in Beulah | |
 Location of Beulah, Mississippi | |
  Beulah, Mississippi Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 33°47′26″N 90°58′50″W / 33.79056°N 90.98056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Bolivar |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.46 sq mi (1.20 km2) |
| • Land | 0.46 sq mi (1.20 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 144 ft (44 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 242 |
| • Density | 522.68/sq mi (201.71/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 38726 |
| Area code | 662 |
| FIPS code | 28-05820 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0667037 |
Beulah is a town in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 242.[2]
Beulah is served by Mississippi Highway 1. Lake Beulah, an oxbow lake formerly connected to the Mississippi River, is west of the town. The Illinois Central Railroad had a station in Beulah, but the line is now abandoned.
Beulah is named after the Christian hymn Beulah Land, a favorite of Frank A. Montgomery, an early settler to western Bolivar County.[3]
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ "Beulah town, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
- ^ Cooper, Forrest Lamar (2011). Looking Back Mississippi: Towns and Places. University Press of Mississippi. p. 8. ISBN 9781617031489.