Pontocola, Mississippi

Pontocola, Mississippi
Pontocola, Mississippi
Ghost town
	Pontocola Pontocola
	Coordinates: 34°08′43″N 88°49′18″W / 34.14528°N 88.82167°W
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Lee
Elevation	361 ft (110 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID	684561

Pontocola is a ghost town in Lee County, in the U.S. state of Mississippi.

History

Pontocola is a name derived from the Chickasaw language purported to mean "hanging grapes".^[2] A post office operated under the name Pontocola from 1858 to 1904.^[3]

References

^ "Pontocola". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 84. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.
^ "Lee County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 24, 2020.

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[1] "Pontocola". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.

[2] Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 84. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

[3] "Lee County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 24, 2020.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Lee County, Mississippi, United States
County seat: Tupelo
Cities	Baldwyn‡ Guntown Nettleton‡ Saltillo Tupelo Verona	Map of Mississippi highlighting Lee County
Towns	Plantersville Shannon Sherman‡
CDP	Mooreville
Other communities	Barrett Ridge Belden Brewer Eggville Jug Fork
Ghost town	Pontocola
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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Pontocola, Mississippi
Ghost town
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Coordinates: 34°08′43″N 88°49′18″W / 34.14528°N 88.82167°W / 34.14528; -88.82167
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Lee
Elevation	361 ft (110 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID	684561^[1]