Talowah, Mississippi | |
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Coordinates: 31°04′34″N 89°25′49″W / 31.07611°N 89.43028°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Mississippi |
County | Lamar |
Elevation | 276 ft (84 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 601 |
GNIS feature ID | 694935 [1] |
Talowah is an unincorporated community in Lamar County, in the U.S. state of Mississippi.
Talowah is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean "many rocks". [2]
The community is located on the Norfolk Southern Railway. [3] A post office operated under the name Talawah from 1884 to 1891 and under the name Talowah from 1907 to 1912. [4]