Tamola, Mississippi

Tamola is an unincorporated community in Kemper County, in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[1]

History

Tamola is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean "to scatter".[2] A variant name is "Tamola Station".[1]

gollark: COMMUNISM
gollark: I don't like proof of stake.
gollark: I'm vaguely interested in *trying* it, you see.
gollark: Nope.
gollark: YET.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tamola
  2. Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 105. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.



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