Tamola, Mississippi
Tamola, Mississippi | |
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| Coordinates: 32°35′12″N 88°28′37″W / 32.58667°N 88.47694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Kemper |
| Elevation | 229 ft (70 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 692255[1] |
Tamola is an unincorporated community in Kemper County, in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[2]
History
[edit]Tamola is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean "to scatter".[3] A variant name is "Tamola Station".[2]
Tamola is located on the Kansas City Southern Railway.[4] The station in Tamola was the first railroad station in Kemper County and was built in 1858.[5] A post office operated under the name Tamola Station from 1858 to 1879 and under the name Tamola from 1903 to 1924.[6]
Tamola was once home to a Catholic church of the Diocese of Natchez and was served by clergy from Meridian.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Tamola". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tamola
- ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 105. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.
- ^ Howe, Tony. "Tamola, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
- ^ Connolly, Michael Brian (1989). Reconstruction in Kemper County, Mississippi (MA). Old Dominion University. doi:10.25777/zrga-8s96. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
- ^ "Kemper County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
- ^ Sadlier's Catholic Directory, Almanac and Clergy List Quarterly. New York, New York: D. & J. Sadlier. 1875. p. 251.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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