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

Tawanta, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 31°32′52″N 89°14′58″W
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Jones
Elevation	341 ft (104 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)	601 & 769
GNIS feature ID	692257

History

Tawanta was founded in 1882.[1] The name "Tawanta" is purported to mean "wide, broad" in the Choctaw language.[2] The community was once a flag station and is located on the Norfolk Southern Railway.[3]

References

U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tawanta
Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. pp. 107–108. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.
Howe, Tony. "Tawanta, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved June 28, 2022.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Jones County, Mississippi, United States
County seats: Ellisville and Laurel
Cities	Ellisville Laurel	Map of Mississippi highlighting Jones County
Towns	Sandersville Soso
CDPs	Eastabuchie‡ Moselle Ovett Sharon
Other communities	Amy Errata Sand Hill Tawanta Whitfield
Indian reservation	Mississippi Choctaw Reservation‡
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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