Bent Oak is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

in Lowndes County,

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. According to the

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, variant names are ''Cobbs Switch'', ''Bentoak'', and ''Cobbs''. Bent Oak is located on the former Columbus branch of the

Mobile and Ohio Railroad The Mobile and Ohio Railroad was a railroad in the Southern U.S. The M&O was chartered in January and February 1848 by the states of Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee. It was planned to span the distance between the seaport of Mobile ...

. In 1900, Bent Oak's population was 75. The community was once home to a cotton gin. A post office operated under the name Bentoak from 1898 to 1908.

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Unincorporated communities in Lowndes County, Mississippi Unincorporated communities in Mississippi {{LowndesCountyMS-geo-stub