Pontotoc Ridge

Pontotoc Ridge is a ridge in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[1]

Pontotoc is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean "hanging grapes".[2]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pontotoc Ridge
  2. Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 85. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

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