Okahola, Mississippi
Okahola, Mississippi | |
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 Okahola Community Center | |
  Okahola, Mississippi  Okahola, Mississippi | |
| Coordinates: 31°12′25″N 89°23′11″W / 31.20694°N 89.38639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Lamar |
| Elevation | 240 ft (70 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 601 |
| GNIS feature ID | 692123[1] |
Okahola is an unincorporated community in Lamar County, in the U.S. state of Mississippi.
History
[edit]Ofahoma is a name derived from the Choctaw language, purported to mean either (sources vary) "scarce water" or "sounding water".[2]
The community is located on the Norfolk Southern Railway.[3] Okahola is served by a community center that also doubles as a voting precinct.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Okahola, Mississippi
- ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 71. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.
- ^ Howe, Tony. "Okahola, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
- ^ "Okahola". Lamar County, Mississippi. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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