Okahola is an unincorporated community in Lamar County, in the U.S. state of Mississippi.

Okahola, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 31°12′25″N 89°23′11″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]

History

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]

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