Chulahoma, Mississippi Explained

Official Name:Chulahoma, Mississippi
Pushpin Map:Mississippi#USA
Pushpin Label:Chulahoma
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Mississippi
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Marshall
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:479
Coordinates:34.6536°N -89.6303°W
Area Code:662
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:666106

Chulahoma (also spelled as Tucklahoma) is an unincorporated community in Marshall County, Mississippi, United States. It is located in the hill country of northern Mississippi.

History

Chulahoma is a name derived from the Chickasaw language meaning "red fox".[1] The name was originally used in the name of a Chickasaw town.[2] Chulahoma is located on Cuffawa Creek.[3] Chulahoma was located on the Old Memphis Road and was almost chosen as the county seat of Marshall County, but lost the vote to Holly Springs.[4]

In 1839, the Chulahoma College and Chulahoma Female Academy were incorporated by the state of Mississippi.[5] Chulahoma was also the home of the Cold Water Baptist Female Seminary.[6]

Chulahoma was incorporated on February 11, 1846 and disincorporated at a later date.[7]

By 1900, Chulahoma had a population of 37 and three churches.[3]

A post office operated under the name Chulahoma from 1838 to 1911.[8]

Chulahoma was once home to the George Washington Chapter, Lodge 51, of the Royal Arch Masons.[9]

During the Civil War, Company I of the 19th Mississippi Infantry Regiment enlisted at Chulahoma on May 25, 1861.[10] Captain Richard P. Bowen commanded a company of cavalry during the Civil War that was known as the "Chulahoma Cavalry."[11] On November 30, 1862, Chulahoma was the site of a skirmish that was part of the Union Army's Mississippi Central Railroad Campaign.[12]

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. Book: Baca, Keith A.. Native American Place Names in Mississippi. 2007. University Press of Mississippi. 978-1-60473-483-6. 27.
  2. Book: Malone . James Henry . The Chickasaw Nation: A Short Sketch of a Noble People . 1922 . John P. Morton and Company . Louisville, Kentucky . 478 .
  3. Book: Rowland, Dunbar . Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form . Southern Historical Publishing Association . 1907 . 1 . 420.
  4. Web site: History of Chulahoma . msgw.org . June 11, 2023.
  5. Book: Laws of the State of Mississippi . 1839 . State of Mississippi . Jackson, Mississippi . 206 .
  6. Book: Weathersby . William Henington . A History of Educational Legislation in Mississippi from 1798 to 1860 . 1921 . The University of Chicago . Chicago, Illinois . 149 .
  7. Book: Laws of the State of Mississippi: Appropriations, General Legislation and Resolutions of 1846. 1846 . State of Mississippi . Jackson, Mississippi . 423 .
  8. Web site: Marshall County . Jim Forte Postal History . June 11, 2023.
  9. Book: Books on Google Play Proceedings of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons in Mississippi at Its Fifty-Seventh Annual Convocation . 1905 . Vicksburg Herald . Vicksburg, Mississippi . 37 .
  10. Book: Busey . John W. . Busey . Travis W. . Confederate Casualties at Gettysburg: A Comprehensive Record . 2017 . McFarland and Company, Inc . Jefferson, North Carolina . 9781476624365 . 735 .
  11. Web site: Bowen's Company . ranger95.com . June 11, 2023.
  12. Web site: All Known Battles & Skirmishes During the American Civil War - 1862 . carolana.com . June 11, 2023.
  13. Book: Jackson . Alicia K. . The Recovered Life of Isaac Anderson . 2021 . University Press of Mississippi . Jackson, Mississippi . 9781496835185 . 124 .
  14. Web site: Mississippi hill country blues: an introduction | R.L. Burnside - Junior Kimbrough - Mississippi Fred McDowell - Jessie Mae Hemphill - North Mississippi Allstars . Hillcountryharmonica.com . July 30, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120731112421/http://www.hillcountryharmonica.com/hillcountryblues.html . July 31, 2012 . dead .
  15. Web site: Finding Aid for the John Preston Young Collection. The University of Mississippi Libraries. University of Mississippi. June 11, 2023.

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