Pushmataha Landing, Mississippi

Unincorporated community in Mississippi, United States
34°08′12″N 90°51′36″W / 34.13667°N 90.86000°W / 34.13667; -90.86000CountryUnited StatesStateMississippiCountyCoahomaElevation
151 ft (46 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code662GNIS feature ID692162[1]

Pushmataha Landing, also known as Pushmataha,[2] is an unincorporated community located in Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States.

History

Pushmataha Landing was named after Pushmataha, a Choctaw chieftain.[3] A post office operated under the name Pushmataha from 1880 to 1922.[4]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pushmataha Landing, Mississippi
  2. ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 484.
  3. ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. pp. 87–88. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.
  4. ^ "Coahoma County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
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