Arm, Mississippi

Arm, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Arm, Mississippi
Arm, Mississippi
Coordinates: 31°30′11″N 90°00′58″W / 31.50306°N 90.01611°W / 31.50306; -90.01611Coordinates: 31°30′11″N 90°00′58″W / 31.50306°N 90.01611°W / 31.50306; -90.01611
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Lawrence
Elevation 243 ft (74 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 601 & 769
GNIS feature ID 666367[1]

Arm is an unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Mississippi, United States.[1] Arm is located on Mississippi Highway 43 6.4 miles (10.3 km) east-southeast of Monticello.

Notable people

  • Earl W. Bascom (1906-1995), rodeo champion, cowboy artist, inventor, Mississippi Rodeo Hall of Fame inductee,[2] "Father of Modern Rodeo"[3]
  • Texas Rose Bascom (1922-1993), rodeo celebrity, Hollywood actress,[4] Mississippi Rodeo Hall of Fame inductee[5]
  • Weldon Bascom, rodeo champion, hall of fame inductee, "Father of Mississippi Rodeo"[6]
  • Sam Hickman, Mississippi Rodeo Hall of Fame inductee

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Arm, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ http://www.vvdailypress.com/news/20170526/ech-work-party-spiffs-up-new-horsecamp
  3. ↑ https://mississippiencyclopedia.org/entries/lawrence-county/
  4. ↑ http://www.vvdailypress.com/news/20170526/ech-work-party-spiffs-up-new-horsecamp
  5. ↑ https://newsmaven.io/indiancountrytoday/archive/cherokee-choctaw-cowgirl-texas-rose-bascom-yIVB3gEIvUeuAS76qODvoQ/?mqsc=ED3885323
  6. ↑ https://newsmaven.io/indiancountrytoday/archive/cherokee-choctaw-cowgirl-texas-rose-bascom-yIVB3gEIvUeuAS76qODvoQ/?mqsc=ED3885323


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