Talowah, Mississippi

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

History

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

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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.

Coordinates: 31°04′34″N89°25′49″W / 31.07611°N 89.43028°W / 31.07611; -89.43028