Chipola, Louisiana

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Chipola, Louisiana
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Chipola, Louisiana
Coordinates: 30°55′20″N90°48′11″W / 30.92222°N 90.80306°W / 30.92222; -90.80306 Coordinates: 30°55′20″N90°48′11″W / 30.92222°N 90.80306°W / 30.92222; -90.80306
Country United States
State Louisiana
Parish St. Helena Parish
Elevation
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230 ft (70 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
70441
Area code(s) 225
GNIS feature ID560425 [1]
FIPS code 22-15045

Chipola is an unincorporated community in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana, United States. The community is located less than 10 miles (16 kilometres) northwest of Greensburg and 2 miles (3.2 kilometres) northeast of Coleman Town.

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Etymology

It is speculated that the name of the community is derived from the phrase "Chi pa yo ala" which means "The stream that sinks into the earth like the setting moon" in an old dialect of the Creek language. [2] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chipola, Louisiana
  2. Publications of the Florida Historical Society. Florida Historical Society. 1908. pp. 6–.
  3. Swanton, John R. ""Indian Place Names, American Speech, vol. 12": 212–215". JSTOR   452431.Cite journal requires |journal= (help)