Talowah is an unincorporated community in Lamar County, in the U.S. state of Mississippi.
Talowah, Mississippi | |
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Unincorporated community | |
![]() ![]() Talowah, Mississippi ![]() ![]() Talowah, Mississippi | |
Coordinates: 31°04′34″N 89°25′49″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Mississippi |
County | Lamar |
Elevation | 276 ft (84 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 601 |
GNIS feature ID | 694935[1] |
Talowah is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean "many rocks".[2]
The community is located on the Norfolk Southern Railway.[3] A post office operated under the name Talawah from 1884 to 1891 and under the name Talowah from 1907 to 1912.[4]
Municipalities and communities of Lamar County, Mississippi, United States | ||
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County seat: Purvis | ||
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Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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