Quofaloma, Mississippi

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Quofaloma, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
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Quofaloma
Coordinates: 33°06′17″N90°20′46″W / 33.10472°N 90.34611°W / 33.10472; -90.34611
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Holmes
Elevation
112 ft (34 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 662
GNIS feature ID676443

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

History

Quofaloma is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean either "panther branch" or "quail cover". [2] A variant name is "Quofaloma Plantation". [1]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Quofaloma
  2. ↑ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 89. ISBN   978-1-60473-483-6.
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