Hopoca is an unincorporated community in Leake County, Mississippi, in the United States.[2]
Hopoca, Mississippi | |
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  Hopoca  Hopoca | |
| Coordinates: 32°50′03″N 89°30′23″W / 32.83417°N 89.50639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Leake |
| Elevation | 397 ft (121 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 601 & 769 |
| GNIS feature ID | 691942[1] |
History edit
The etymology of Hopoca is unclear. According to one source, Hopoca is a Choctaw name likely meaning either "distant" or "one who picks or grazes".[3] The community was founded in the 1830s by W. M. Hall, who moved to the area from Tennessee.[4] A post office operated under the name Hopoca from 1894 to 1907.[5]
In 1842, the Choctaws Claim Commission met in Hopoca. The Commission was formed to disperse land after the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek. Commissioners present included J.F.H. Claiborne, William M. Gwin and Charles Fisher (who was a former member of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina and was serving as a land agent at the time).[6]
References edit
- ^ "Hopoca". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hopoca, Mississippi
- ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. Univ. Press of Mississippi. p. 41. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.
- ^ McIntosh, James T., ed. (1974). The Papers of Jefferson Davis. Vol. 2 (2nd ed.). Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Louisiana State University Press. p. 413. ISBN 0-8071-0082-X.
- ^ "Leake County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ^ Young, Mary Elizabeth (1961). Redskins, Ruffleshirts, and Rednecks. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press. p. 63. ISBN 0-8061-3435-6.
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