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Bellevue, Mississippi is an unincorporated community in Lamar County,
Mississippi Mississippi ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Alabama to the east, the Gulf of Mexico to the south, Louisiana to the s ...
.Doherty, Tim (October 10, 2015)
Bellevue opponents: We’re going to lose all our freedom ("The incorporation process has stirred up interest in Bellevue community residents on both sides of the issue.")
Hattisburgamerican.com. October 10, 2015.
In 2014, a group of Bellevue residents began the unsuccessful process of incorporating the community as a city. Incorporating the city would require approval of two-thirds of the voters in the proposed area.Doherty, Tim (April 10, 2015)
Group pushing plans for new city in Lamar County
HattiesburgAmerican.com. Accessed May 15, 2024.
Morgan, Margaret Ann (May 6, 2015)
EXCLUSIVE: County e-mails reveal City of Bellevue plans
WDAM.com. Accessed May 15, 2024.
The proposed City of Bellevue would span about , and have an initial population of 5,000 to 10,000. The proposed location of the City of Bellevue would be west of
Hattiesburg Hattiesburg is a city in the U.S. state of Mississippi, located primarily in Forrest County (where it is the county seat and most populous city) and extending west into Lamar County. The city population was 48,730 in 2020, making it the 5th m ...
, and would encompass the subdivisions of Bellegrass, Bent Creek, Bridgefield, Canebrake, Cumberland, Highpoint, and Sandstone, although "there is no official blueprint for the potential city".


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Unincorporated communities in Lamar County, Mississippi Unincorporated communities in Mississippi {{LamarCountyMS-geo-stub