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Arm, Mississippi

Unincorporated community in Mississippi, United States

31°30′11″N 90°00′58″W / 31.50306°N 90.01611°W / 31.50306; -90.01611CountryUnited StatesStateMississippiCountyLawrenceElevation

243 ft (74 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area codes601 & 769GNIS feature ID666367^[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, and 2.3 miles (3.7 km) south of the junction with Mississippi Highway 43A.

History

When the Gulf and Ship Island Railroad was built through the area in 1905, the town of Arm was founded and named for W.J Armstrong who owned land near the railroad. A sawmill was built and a village developed, flourishing for a while until the mill was removed. In 1910, Arm had two sawmills, five general stores, and physician. By 1919, the community supported four sawmills.^[2] Since then, Arm became a farming center with one church and a store with a post office.^[3]

Notable people

Earl W. Bascom, rodeo champion^[4]
Texas Rose Bascom, rodeo trick rider^[5]

Notes

^ ^a ^b "Arm, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ Howe, Tony. "Arm, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
^ "Towns and Communities of Lawrence County, Mississippi – Mississippi Genealogy".
^ "Lawrence County". Mississippi Encyclopedia. July 11, 2017. Archived from the original on November 6, 2019. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
^ Bascom, John (October 30, 2012). "Remembering Dale: Texas Rose Bascom and Dale Evans". vvdailypress.com. Archived from the original on September 5, 2017. Retrieved April 21, 2021.