Tallula, Mississippi | |
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![]() Tallula C.H. (Courthouse) on a map prepared by the U.S. government shortly after the American Civil War | |
Coordinates: 32°46′46″N 91°06′52″W / 32.77944°N 91.11444°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Mississippi |
County | Issaquena |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 678549 [1] |
Tallula is an unincorporated community in Issaquena County, Mississippi, United States.
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]
Charles C. Diggs, Sr., the first African-American Democrat elected to the Michigan Senate, was born in Tallula. [4]
Tallula, Mississippi | |
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![]() Tallula C.H. (Courthouse) on a map prepared by the U.S. government shortly after the American Civil War | |
Coordinates: 32°46′46″N 91°06′52″W / 32.77944°N 91.11444°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Mississippi |
County | Issaquena |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 678549 [1] |
Tallula is an unincorporated community in Issaquena County, Mississippi, United States.
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]
Charles C. Diggs, Sr., the first African-American Democrat elected to the Michigan Senate, was born in Tallula. [4]