Scott, Mississippi

Scott is a census-designated place and unincorporated community located in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States on Mississippi Highway 1. Scott is approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Lamont and approximately 7 miles (11 km) south of Benoit.

Scott, Mississippi
Census-designated place
Scott, Mississippi
Scott, Mississippi
Coordinates: 33°35′30″N 91°04′27″W
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyBolivar
Elevation
135 ft (41 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
38772
Area code(s)662
GNIS feature ID677468[1]

Scott was formerly home to three general stores.[2]

A post office first began operation under the name Scott in 1907.[3]

In 1927, Delta & Pine Land Company established its headquarters in Scott.[4]

Education

It is a part of the West Bolivar Consolidated School District.[5] It was formerly in the Benoit School District.[6] The Benoit district merged into the West Bolivar district in 2014.[7] The only K-12 school of the Benoit district, Ray Brooks School, operated until 2020.[8] From 1986 until 2000 Benoit School District sent high school students to West Bolivar High School of the West Bolivar district.[9]

Notable people

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Scott, Mississippi
  2. Howe, Tony. "Scott, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  3. "Bolivar County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  4. Delta and Pine Land Company Records MSS.101 Retrieved 2013-12-07
  5. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Bolivar County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2021-06-09. which shows the location of Scott.
  6. "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Bolivar County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2021-06-09. - Scott is not indicated directly on this map but it may be compared to the 2020 map.
  7. "School District Consolidation in Mississippi Archived 2017-07-02 at the Wayback Machine." Mississippi Professional Educators. December 2016. Retrieved on July 2, 2017. Page 2 (PDF p. 3/6).
  8. "Ray Brooks School Closes Its Doors". The Bolivar Bullet. 2020-05-14. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
  9. "Wilson hopes to break out the shoes'." Franklin County Times. January 10, 2002. Retrieved on July 3, 2017.
  10. Norm Cohen (2000). Long Steel Rail: The Railroad in American Folksong. University of Illinois Press. p. 442. ISBN 978-0-252-06881-2.
  11. "Associate Justice Geraldine S. Hines". Mass.gov. Retrieved 22 May 2021.


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