Bogota is a small farming community in Dyer County,

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. It is located ten miles northwest of Dyersburg. Bogota was formerly home to Bogota Elementary School. Its zip code is 38007. Population is 89 according to the 2020 census. The Post Office within walking distance of most of the 89 inhabitants, ZIP 38007. The community is near the

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, several miles inland from the

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. The Bogota Wildlife Management Area is one of several waterfowl hunting areas that the

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maintains in the Obion River floodplain. Flood waters reached Bogota in May 2011 when the Mississippi River flooded.Patrick Oppmann
'Crazy old' Tennessee man waits out the flooding
, CNN.com, May 10, 2011Lauren Vance
Mississippi River Floods Cause More Evacuations in Tennessee
ABC News, May 8, 2011 Bogota was mentioned in the

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'' in season 6, episode 15, "Revelations," which originally aired on February 11, 2005. A

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–era American soldier said on his death bed that he had only wanted to grow wheat on the family farm in Bogota.

Education

The school district is the Dyer County School District.
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/ref> The zoned high school is Dyer County High School in Newbern.

References

Unincorporated communities in Dyer County, Tennessee Unincorporated communities in Tennessee Census-designated places in Tennessee {{DyerCountyTN-geo-stub