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 Tremont Attendance Center in Tremont where she played basketball, sang, and was named Mrs. THS.[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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