Pushmataha Landing, Mississippi

Pushmataha Landing, also known as Pushmataha,[2] is an unincorporated community located in Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States.

Pushmataha Landing, Mississippi
Pushmataha Landing is located in Mississippi
Pushmataha Landing
Pushmataha Landing
Pushmataha Landing is located in the United States
Pushmataha Landing
Pushmataha Landing
Coordinates: 34°08′12″N 90°51′36″W
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyCoahoma
Elevation
151 ft (46 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code662
GNIS feature ID692162[1]

History

Pushmataha Landing was named after Pushmataha, a Choctaw chieftain.[3] A post office operated under the name Pushmataha from 1880 to 1922.[4]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pushmataha Landing, Mississippi
  2. Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 484.
  3. Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. pp. 87–88. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.
  4. "Coahoma County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 10, 2020.


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