Pushmataha Landing, Mississippi
Pushmataha Landing, also known as Pushmataha, is an unincorporated community located in Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States.
History
Pushmataha Landing was named after Pushmataha, a Choctaw chieftain. A post office operated under the name Pushmataha from 1880 to 1922.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pushmataha Landing, Mississippi
- ^ 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.
- ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. pp. 87–88. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.
- ^ "Coahoma County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
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