Quofaloma, Mississippi

Quofaloma, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Quofaloma is located in Mississippi
Quofaloma
Quofaloma
Quofaloma is located in the United States
Quofaloma
Quofaloma
Coordinates: 33°06′17″N 90°20′46″W / 33.10472°N 90.34611°W / 33.10472; -90.34611
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyHolmes
Elevation
112 ft (34 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code662
GNIS feature ID676443

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

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Quofaloma
  2. ^ 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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