Alva, Mississippi | |
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  Alva  Alva | |
| Coordinates: 33°38′16″N 89°30′26″W / 33.63778°N 89.50722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Montgomery |
| Elevation | 338 ft (103 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 38925 |
| Area code | 662 |
| GNIS feature ID | 666240[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
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alva, Mississippi
- ^ 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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