Yocona, Mississippi
Unincorporated community in Mississippi, United States
34°16′41″N 89°24′53″W / 34.27806°N 89.41472°W / 34.27806; -89.41472Yocona is an unincorporated community in Lafayette County, in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[2]
History
Yocona was founded in the 1840s, and named after the Yocona River.[3] A variant name was "Stringtown".[2]
Notable people
- Pablo Sierra, former long-distance runner[4]
References
- ^ "Yocona". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Yocona
- ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 134. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.
- ^ "Three Must-See Films at the Oxford Film Festival". HottyToddy.com. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
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Municipalities and communities of Lafayette County, Mississippi, United States
County seat: Oxford
communities
- Denmark
- Harmontown
- Springdale
- Yocona
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