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Bexley is an unincorporated place in George County, Mississippi.
Bexley, Mississippi | |
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  Bexley  Bexley | |
| Coordinates: 30°58′00″N 88°40′27″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | George |
| Elevation | 125 ft (38 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 667063[1] |
Prior to the creation of George County, Bexley was located in Greene County.[2]
The Diamond Lumber Company opened a sawmill in Bexley in 1901. The mill was capable of sawing 50,000 ft (15,000 m) of pine per day. The company built a shortline railway running south from Bexley. The mill closed in 1918.[3]
Bexley was a stop on the mainline of the Illinois Central Railroad.
A post office operated under the name Bexley from 1900 to 1971.[4]
The Bexley School operated from 1913 to 1959, and was one of the first consolidated schools in Mississippi (consolidation allowed two or more rural schools to combine).[5]
In 2010, George County Sheriff Garry M. Welford was killed in Bexley while assisting in a high-speed chase. Welford was attempting to lay spike strips at an intersection in Bexley, when the vehicle under pursuit struck him. Both occupants of the fleeing vehicle, a boyfriend and girlfriend, were sentenced to life in prison without parole.[6][7]
The hamlet is served by the Bexley Volunteer Fire Department.[8]
The Bexley water system was the first rural water system in the United States that was financed by the Farmers Home Administration.[9]
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