Bounds Crossroads, Mississippi

Bounds Crossroads is a small unincorporated community in Itawamba County, Mississippi between Tremont, Mississippi and Red Bay, Alabama on Mississippi Highway 23. Part of Tomorrow (1972 film) was filmed in the community at a farm where Tammy Wynette lived with her grandparents. She grew up in the area and attended Hopewell School in Bounds Crossroads where she played basketball and sang.[1] Mississippi Highway 23 intersects Mt. Gilead Road and Hartsell Road in Bounds Crossroads. The area's zip code is 35582. It is 427 feet above sea level.[2] Briar Creek runs through the hilly area of eastern Itawamba County.[3] A small graveyard is in the area.[4] The nearby Red Bay Museum in Red Bay, Alabama has a collection related to Wynette.[5]

References
  1. Mills, Mona Robinson (January 7, 2013). "Itawamba County". Arcadia Publishing – via Google Books.
  2. "Bounds Crossroads Populated Place Profile / Itawamba County, Mississippi Data". mississippi.hometownlocator.com.
  3. Franks, Bob (July 18, 2008). "Itawamba History Review: The Itawamba Historical Society: Hopewell School Group at Bounds Crossroads".
  4. Mills, Mona Robinson (May 1, 2009). "Moxley Family Plot - Bounds Crossroads".
  5. "Red Bay Museum full of historical treasures". Franklin Free Press.

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