Yocona, Mississippi

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Yocona, Mississippi
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Coordinates: 34°16′41″N89°24′53″W / 34.27806°N 89.41472°W / 34.27806; -89.41472 Coordinates: 34°16′41″N89°24′53″W / 34.27806°N 89.41472°W / 34.27806; -89.41472
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Lafayette
Elevation
322 ft (98 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 662
GNIS feature ID695229 [1]

Yocona is an unincorporated community in Lafayette County, in the U.S. state of Mississippi. [2]

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History

Yocona was founded in the 1840s, and named after the Yocona River. [3] A variant name was "Stringtown". [2]

Notable people

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References

  1. "Yocona". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Yocona
  3. Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 134. ISBN   978-1-60473-483-6.
  4. "Three Must-See Films at the Oxford Film Festival". HottyToddy.com. Retrieved September 5, 2022.