Yocona, Mississippi

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

History

Yocona was founded in the 1840s, and named after the Yocona River.[2] A variant name was "Stringtown".[1]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Yocona
  2. Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 134. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.



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