Chulahoma, Mississippi
Chulahoma, Mississippi | |
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  Chulahoma  Chulahoma | |
| Coordinates: 34°39′13″N 89°37′49″W / 34.65361°N 89.63028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Marshall |
| Elevation | 479 ft (146 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 662 |
| GNIS feature ID | 666106[1] |
Chulahoma (also spelled as Tucklahoma[1]) is an unincorporated community in Marshall County, Mississippi, United States. It is located in the hill country of northern Mississippi.
History
[edit]Chulahoma is a name derived from the Chickasaw language meaning "red fox".[2] The name was originally used in the name of a Chickasaw town.[3] Chulahoma is located on Cuffawa Creek.[4] Chulahoma was located on the Old Memphis Road and was almost chosen as the county seat of Marshall County, but lost the vote to Holly Springs.[5]
In 1839, the Chulahoma College and Chulahoma Female Academy were incorporated by the state of Mississippi.[6] Chulahoma was also the home of the Cold Water Baptist Female Seminary.[7]
Chulahoma was incorporated on February 11, 1846 and disincorporated at a later date.[8]
By 1900, Chulahoma had a population of 37 and three churches.[4]
A post office operated under the name Chulahoma from 1838 to 1911.[9]
Chulahoma was once home to the George Washington Chapter, Lodge 51, of the Royal Arch Masons.[10]
During the Civil War, Company I of the 19th Mississippi Infantry Regiment enlisted at Chulahoma on May 25, 1861.[11] Captain Richard P. Bowen commanded a company of cavalry during the Civil War that was known as the "Chulahoma Cavalry."[12] On November 30, 1862, Chulahoma was the site of a skirmish that was part of the Union Army's Mississippi Central Railroad Campaign.[13]
Notable people
[edit]- Isaac H. Anderson, businessman and religious leader who supported the founding of Lane College[14]
- Junior Kimbrough, Blues singer and guitarist, operated a juke joint in Chulahoma[15] from c. 1992; following his death, Kimbrough's sons, musicians Kinney and David Malone Kimbrough, kept it open until it burned to the ground on April 6, 2000.
- John Preston Young, judge and historian[16]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Chulahoma". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 27. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.
- ^ Malone, James Henry (1922). The Chickasaw Nation: A Short Sketch of a Noble People. Louisville, Kentucky: John P. Morton and Company. p. 478.
- ^ a b Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 420.
- ^ "History of Chulahoma". msgw.org. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
- ^ Laws of the State of Mississippi. Jackson, Mississippi: State of Mississippi. 1839. p. 206.
- ^ Weathersby, William Henington (1921). A History of Educational Legislation in Mississippi from 1798 to 1860. Chicago, Illinois: The University of Chicago. p. 149.
- ^ Laws of the State of Mississippi: Appropriations, General Legislation and Resolutions of 1846. Jackson, Mississippi: State of Mississippi. 1846. p. 423.
- ^ "Marshall County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
- ^ Books on Google Play Proceedings of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons in Mississippi at Its Fifty-Seventh Annual Convocation. Vicksburg, Mississippi: Vicksburg Herald. 1905. p. 37.
- ^ Busey, John W.; Busey, Travis W. (2017). Confederate Casualties at Gettysburg: A Comprehensive Record. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland and Company, Inc. p. 735. ISBN 9781476624365.
- ^ "Bowen's Company". ranger95.com. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
- ^ "All Known Battles & Skirmishes During the American Civil War - 1862". carolana.com. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
- ^ Jackson, Alicia K. (2021). The Recovered Life of Isaac Anderson. Jackson, Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi. p. 124. ISBN 9781496835185.
- ^ "Mississippi hill country blues: an introduction | R.L. Burnside - Junior Kimbrough - Mississippi Fred McDowell - Jessie Mae Hemphill - North Mississippi Allstars". Hillcountryharmonica.com. Archived from the original on July 31, 2012. Retrieved July 30, 2012.
- ^ "Finding Aid for the John Preston Young Collection". The University of Mississippi Libraries. University of Mississippi. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
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