Bounds Crossroads is a small unincorporated community in

Itawamba County, Mississippi Itawamba County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 23,863. Its county seat is Fulton. The county is part of the Tupelo, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. The county ...

between

Tremont, Mississippi Tremont is a town in Itawamba County, Mississippi, United States. It was founded in 1852. The population was 465 at the 2010 census, up from 390 at the 2000 census. Geography Tremont is in eastern Itawamba County, to the east of Bull Mountain ...

and

Red Bay, Alabama Red Bay is a city in Franklin County, Alabama, United States. It was founded in 1907; its western boundary line is integral with the state line between Mississippi and Alabama. The population was 3,232 at the 2020 census. The town's name comes ...

on Mississippi Highway 23.

Tammy Wynette Tammy Wynette (born Virginia Wynette Pugh; May 5, 1942 – April 6, 1998) was an American country music singer and songwriter, considered among the genre's most influential and successful artists. Along with Loretta Lynn, Wynette helped bring a ...

grew up in the area and attended Tremont Attendance Center in Tremont where she played basketball, sang, and was named Miss THS. Mississippi Highway 23 intersects Mt. Gilead Road and Hartsell Road in Bounds Crossroads. The area's zip code is 38876. Briar Creek runs through the hilly area of eastern Itawamba County. A small graveyard is in the area. The nearby Red Bay Museum in

has a collection related to Wynette.

References

Unincorporated communities in Itawamba County, Mississippi Unincorporated communities in Mississippi {{ItawambaCountyMS-geo-stub