Quofaloma, Mississippi
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Quofaloma, Mississippi | |
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Coordinates: 33°06′17″N 90°20′46″W / 33.10472°N 90.34611°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Mississippi |
County | Holmes |
Elevation | 112 ft (34 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 662 |
GNIS feature ID | 676443 |
Quofaloma is an unincorporated community in Holmes County, in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[1]
History
Quofaloma is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean either "panther branch" or "quail cover".[2] A variant name is "Quofaloma Plantation".[1]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Quofaloma
- ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 89. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.
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