Poticaw Landing, Mississippi

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Poticaw Landing, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
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Poticaw Landing
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Poticaw Landing
Coordinates: 30°30′43″N88°37′08″W / 30.51194°N 88.61889°W / 30.51194; -88.61889
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Jackson
Elevation
10 ft (3 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID692156

Poticaw Landing is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, in the U.S. state of Mississippi. [1]

History

The community takes its name from Poticaw Bayou, which flows past the site. [2] Variant names are "Portico Landing" and "Portigo Landing". [1]

The community is located on the Pascagoula River and is home to a boat ramp and bait shop. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Poticaw Landing
  2. ↑ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 86. ISBN   978-1-60473-483-6.
  3. ↑ Herndon, Ernest (2001). Canoeing Mississippi. Jackson, Mississippi: University Press. p. 144. ISBN   1-57806-222-5 . Retrieved September 21, 2021.
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