Cohay, Mississippi

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Cohay, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
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Cohay
Coordinates: 31°55′42″N89°35′49″W / 31.92833°N 89.59694°W / 31.92833; -89.59694
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Smith
Elevation
354 ft (108 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes 601 & 769
GNIS feature ID691777 [1]

Cohay is an unincorporated community in Smith County, in the U.S. state of Mississippi. [1]

History

The community derives its name from alteration of the last two syllables of nearby Oakohay Creek. [2] A post office called Cohay was established in 1915, and remained in operation until 1937. [3]

In 1915, the Eastman, Gardiner, and Company moved their main lumber camp from Wisner, Mississippi (west of Taylorsville to Cohay. The name Cohay was eventually given to two additional lumber camps (known as Cohay II and Cohay III). [4] Cohay once had 1,000 residents, many who lived in red modular homes. The community had a general store, drug store, YMCA and two schools. [5]

After the community was established, the Eastman, Gardiner and Company operated a waterworks to supply water to its citizens. [6] The lumber company also hosted weekly movies and Chautauqua lectures. [7]


References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cohay, Mississippi
  2. ↑ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 29. ISBN   978-1-60473-483-6.
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
  4. ↑ Howe, Tony. "Eastman, Gardiner & Co. (1891-1937)" . Retrieved October 25, 2025.
  5. ↑ Fickle, James E. (2001). Mississippi Forests and Forestry. Jackson, Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi. p. 114. ISBN   9781578063086.
  6. ↑ Stephenson, Lloyd William; Logan, William Newton (1927). The Ground-Water Resources of Mississippi. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of the Interior. p. 425.
  7. ↑ "Logging Camp Whole Community in Itself". The American Lumberman. No. 2457. Chicago, Illinois. June 17, 1922. p. 54.


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