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Talowah, Mississippi

Coordinates: 31°04′34″N 89°25′49″W / 31.07611°N 89.43028°W / 31.07611; -89.43028
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Talowah, Mississippi
Talowah United Methodist Church
Talowah United Methodist Church
Talowah, Mississippi is located in Mississippi
Talowah, Mississippi
Talowah, Mississippi
Talowah, Mississippi is located in the United States
Talowah, Mississippi
Talowah, Mississippi
Coordinates: 31°04′34″N 89°25′49″W / 31.07611°N 89.43028°W / 31.07611; -89.43028
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyLamar
Elevation
276 ft (84 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code601
GNIS feature ID694935[1]

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

History

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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

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  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.