Alva, Mississippi

Unincorporated community in Mississippi, United States
33°38′16″N 89°30′26″W / 33.63778°N 89.50722°W / 33.63778; -89.50722CountryUnited StatesStateMississippiCountyMontgomeryElevation
338 ft (103 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code
38925
Area code662GNIS feature ID666240[1]

Alva is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Mississippi, United States. Alva is 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Sweatman and 14.1 miles (22.7 km) east of Duck Hill on Mississippi Highway 404. In 1900, Alva had a school, several stores, a cotton gin, and a church.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alva, Mississippi
  2. ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 73.
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