Kolola Springs, Mississippi

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Kolola Springs, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
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Kolola Springs
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Kolola Springs
Kolola Springs (the United States)
Coordinates: 33°39′14″N88°24′32″W / 33.65389°N 88.40889°W / 33.65389; -88.40889
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Lowndes
Elevation
223 ft (68 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 662
GNIS feature ID672212 [1]

Kolola Springs is an unincorporated community in Lowndes County, Mississippi. [1]

Kolola Springs is located on U.S. Route 45, north of Columbus and west of Caledonia. According to the United States Geological Survey, a variant name is Shinns Spring. [1]

Kolola Springs may be derived from a Chickasaw name meaning "singing springs". [2] The springs were purported to have medicinal qualities and contain sodium, calcium, and large parts of iron. [3]

The community is also located on the BNSF Railway. [4]

A post office operated under the name Kolola Springs from 1928 to 1953. [5]

Kolola Springs was once home to the Jones Motel, which was located along U.S. Route 45. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kolola Springs
  2. ↑ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. Univ. Press of Mississippi. p. 49. ISBN   978-1-60473-483-6.
  3. ↑ Johnson, L. C. (1905). "Mississippi". In Fuller, Myron L. (ed.). Underground Waters of Eastern United States. Washington, D. C.: Government Printin Office. p. 173.
  4. ↑ Howe, Tony. "Kolola Springs, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Lowndes County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Postcard of Jones Motel, Kolola Springs, Mississippi". Mississippi Digital Library. Retrieved April 11, 2023.


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