Okahola, Mississippi

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Okahola, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
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Okahola Community Center
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Okahola, Mississippi
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Okahola, Mississippi
Coordinates: 31°12′25″N89°23′11″W / 31.20694°N 89.38639°W / 31.20694; -89.38639
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Lamar
Elevation
240 ft (70 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 601
GNIS feature ID692123 [1]

Okahola is an unincorporated community in Lamar County, in the U.S. state of Mississippi.

History

Ofahoma is a name derived from the Choctaw language, purported to mean either (sources vary) "scarce water" or "sounding water". [2]

The community is located on the Norfolk Southern Railway. [3] Okahola is served by a community center that also doubles as a voting precinct. [4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Okahola, Mississippi
  2. ↑ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 71. ISBN   978-1-60473-483-6.
  3. ↑ Howe, Tony. "Okahola, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Okahola". Lamar County, Mississippi. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
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