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Yocona, Mississippi

Coordinates: 34°16′41″N 89°24′53″W / 34.27806°N 89.41472°W / 34.27806; -89.41472
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Yocona, Mississippi
Yocona is located in Mississippi
Yocona
Yocona
Yocona is located in the United States
Yocona
Yocona
Coordinates: 34°16′41″N 89°24′53″W / 34.27806°N 89.41472°W / 34.27806; -89.41472
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyLafayette
Elevation
322 ft (98 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code662
GNIS feature ID695229[1]

Yocona is an unincorporated community in Lafayette County, in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[2]

History

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Yocona was founded in the 1840s, and named after the Yocona River.[3] A variant name was "Stringtown".[2]

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ "Yocona". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Yocona
  3. ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 134. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.
  4. ^ "Three Must-See Films at the Oxford Film Festival". HottyToddy.com. Retrieved September 5, 2022.