Talowah, Mississippi

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Talowah, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
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Talowah, Mississippi
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Talowah, Mississippi
Coordinates: 31°04′34″N89°25′49″W / 31.07611°N 89.43028°W / 31.07611; -89.43028
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Lamar
Elevation
276 ft (84 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 601
GNIS feature ID694935 [1]

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

History

Talowah is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean "many rocks". [2]

The community is located on the Norfolk Southern Railway. [3] A post office operated under the name Talawah from 1884 to 1891 and under the name Talowah from 1907 to 1912. [4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Talowah, Mississippi
  2. ↑ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 105. ISBN   978-1-60473-483-6.
  3. ↑ Howe, Tony. "Talowah, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Lamar County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
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