Beulah, Mississippi
Beulah, Mississippi | |
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Main Street in Beulah | |
Location of Beulah, Mississippi | |
| Coordinates: 33°47′26″N 90°58′49″W / 33.79056°N 90.98028°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 | 2405258 |
Beulah is a town in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 242.
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.