Coordinates: 32°46′46″N 91°06′52″W / 32.77944°N 91.11444°W / 32.77944; -91.11444

Tallula, Mississippi

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Tallula, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Tallula C.H. (Courthouse) on a map prepared by the U.S. government shortly after the American Civil War
Tallula C.H. (Courthouse) on a map prepared by the U.S. government shortly after the American Civil War
Tallula is located in Mississippi
Tallula
Tallula
Tallula is located in the United States
Tallula
Tallula
Coordinates: 32°46′46″N 91°06′52″W / 32.77944°N 91.11444°W / 32.77944; -91.11444
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyIssaquena
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID678549[1]

Tallula is an unincorporated community in Issaquena County, Mississippi, United States.

History

Tallula is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean either (sources vary) "bell" or "to break off".[2]

Tallula was the county seat from 1848 to 1871. The seat was then moved to Mayersville, 10 mi (16 km) north.[3]

Notable person

Charles C. Diggs, Sr., the first African-American Democrat elected to the Michigan Senate, was born in Tallula.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Tallula, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 105. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.
  3. ^ Hellmann, Paul T. (2005). Historical Gazetteer of the United States. Routledge. ISBN 9780203997000.
  4. ^ Dillard, Angela D. (2007). Faith in the City: Preaching Radical Social Change in Detroit. University of Michigan. ISBN 978-0472032075.


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