Knowledge

Tallula, Mississippi

Source 📝

52: 605: 69: 99: 750: 106: 76: 51: 814: 824: 280:
from 1848 to 1871. Runaway slaves captured in Issaquena were held in the Tallula jail until they were claimed by their legal owners or sold for jail fees. In 1856 the
829: 273:
purported to mean either (sources vary) "bell" or "to break off". The settlement was originally located on a spot along the Mississippi River called Tallula Bend.
543: 795: 819: 834: 131: 292: 536: 788: 349: 284:
of Issaquena County offered a $ 250 reward for the recapture of a "negro stealer" named John Guydon who "broke jail" at Tallula.
521: 529: 374: 472: 299:
shore, and Tallula Bend moved slowly downstream until the town of Tallula lost its landing and became an inland village."
781: 340: 231: 68: 98: 707: 509: 482: 311: 345: 185: 445: 419: 757: 553: 335: 281: 251: 190: 206: 720: 56:
Tallula C.H. (Courthouse) on a map prepared by the U.S. government shortly after the American Civil War
697: 629: 594: 575: 364: 288: 163: 551: 291:, 10 mi (16 km) north, in 1871. Over time, the changing course of the Mississippi "left 687: 616: 393: 692: 769: 682: 307: 499: 727: 677: 649: 216: 8: 702: 654: 639: 247: 42: 20: 624: 505: 478: 370: 270: 315: 765: 808: 146: 133: 394:"Historic names and places on the lower Mississippi River / by Marion Bragg" 761: 568: 277: 255: 178: 604: 669: 173: 749: 296: 197: 258:, United States. Tallula was the county seat from 1848 to 1871. 501:
Faith in the City: Preaching Radical Social Change in Detroit
223: 202: 815:
Unincorporated communities in Issaquena County, Mississippi
586: 28:
Unincorporated community in Mississippi, United States
825:
Mississippi populated places on the Mississippi River
830:Mississippi placenames of Native American origin 806: 608:Map of Mississippi highlighting Issaquena County 369:. University Press of Mississippi. p. 105. 789: 537: 796: 782: 544: 530: 366:Native American Place Names in Mississippi 820:Unincorporated communities in Mississippi 474:Historical Gazetteer of the United States 835:Mississippi Delta region geography stubs 470: 350:United States Department of the Interior 497: 807: 525: 744: 388: 386: 362: 341:Geographic Names Information System 328: 13: 603: 552:Municipalities and communities of 14: 846: 383: 302: 748: 104: 97: 74: 67: 50: 452:. September 13, 1855. p. 2 346:United States Geological Survey 105: 75: 491: 464: 438: 426:. December 17, 1856. p. 2 412: 356: 1: 555:Issaquena County, Mississippi 321: 310:, the first African-American 118:Show map of the United States 768:. You can help Knowledge by 764:state location article is a 7: 498:Dillard, Angela D. (2007). 269:is a name derived from the 10: 851: 743: 504:. University of Michigan. 471:Hellmann, Paul T. (2005). 276:Tallula was the Issaquena 261: 18: 716: 668: 638: 615: 601: 585: 566: 287:The county seat moved to 230: 213: 196: 184: 172: 162: 127: 61: 49: 40: 33: 248:unincorporated community 43:Unincorporated community 19:Not to be confused with 16:Unincorporated community 363:Baca, Keith A. (2007). 318:, was born in Tallula. 88:Show map of Mississippi 609: 336:"Tallula, Mississippi" 607: 308:Charles C. Diggs, Sr. 215: • Summer ( 147:32.77944°N 91.11444°W 729:United States portal 450:Vicksburg Daily Whig 424:Vicksburg Daily Whig 35:Tallula, Mississippi 152:32.77944; -91.11444 143: /  21:Tallulah, Louisiana 722:Mississippi portal 708:Skipwith's Landing 610: 400:. pp. 146–147 777: 776: 738: 737: 376:978-1-60473-483-6 241: 240: 842: 798: 791: 784: 758:Issaquena County 752: 745: 730: 723: 606: 578: 571: 561: 556: 546: 539: 532: 523: 522: 516: 515: 495: 489: 488: 468: 462: 461: 459: 457: 442: 436: 435: 433: 431: 416: 410: 409: 407: 405: 390: 381: 380: 360: 354: 353: 332: 271:Choctaw language 252:Issaquena County 220: 158: 157: 155: 154: 153: 148: 144: 141: 140: 139: 136: 119: 108: 107: 101: 89: 78: 77: 71: 54: 31: 30: 850: 849: 845: 844: 843: 841: 840: 839: 805: 804: 803: 802: 741: 739: 734: 728: 721: 712: 664: 641: 634: 611: 599: 581: 576: 569: 562: 559: 554: 550: 520: 519: 512: 496: 492: 485: 469: 465: 455: 453: 446:"$ 250 Reward!" 444: 443: 439: 429: 427: 418: 417: 413: 403: 401: 392: 391: 384: 377: 361: 357: 334: 333: 329: 324: 316:Michigan Senate 314:elected to the 305: 264: 214: 151: 149: 145: 142: 137: 134: 132: 130: 129: 123: 122: 121: 120: 117: 116: 115: 114: 113: 109: 92: 91: 90: 87: 86: 85: 84: 83: 79: 57: 45: 36: 29: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 848: 838: 837: 832: 827: 822: 817: 801: 800: 793: 786: 778: 775: 774: 753: 736: 735: 733: 732: 725: 717: 714: 713: 711: 710: 705: 700: 695: 690: 685: 680: 674: 672: 666: 665: 663: 662: 657: 652: 646: 644: 636: 635: 633: 632: 627: 621: 619: 613: 612: 602: 600: 598: 597: 591: 589: 583: 582: 567: 564: 563: 549: 548: 541: 534: 526: 518: 517: 511:978-0472032075 510: 490: 483: 463: 437: 411: 382: 375: 355: 326: 325: 323: 320: 304: 303:Notable person 301: 263: 260: 239: 238: 235: 228: 227: 221: 211: 210: 200: 194: 193: 188: 182: 181: 176: 170: 169: 166: 160: 159: 125: 124: 111: 110: 103: 102: 96: 95: 94: 93: 81: 80: 73: 72: 66: 65: 64: 63: 62: 59: 58: 55: 47: 46: 41: 38: 37: 34: 27: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 847: 836: 833: 831: 828: 826: 823: 821: 818: 816: 813: 812: 810: 799: 794: 792: 787: 785: 780: 779: 773: 771: 767: 763: 759: 754: 751: 747: 746: 742: 731: 726: 724: 719: 718: 715: 709: 706: 704: 701: 699: 696: 694: 691: 689: 686: 684: 681: 679: 676: 675: 673: 671: 667: 661: 658: 656: 653: 651: 648: 647: 645: 643: 637: 631: 628: 626: 623: 622: 620: 618: 614: 596: 593: 592: 590: 588: 584: 580: 579: 572: 565: 560:United States 557: 547: 542: 540: 535: 533: 528: 527: 524: 513: 507: 503: 502: 494: 486: 484:9780203997000 480: 477:. Routledge. 476: 475: 467: 451: 447: 441: 425: 421: 415: 399: 395: 389: 387: 378: 372: 368: 367: 359: 351: 347: 343: 342: 337: 331: 327: 319: 317: 313: 309: 300: 298: 294: 293:Island No. 95 290: 285: 283: 279: 274: 272: 268: 259: 257: 253: 249: 245: 236: 233: 229: 225: 222: 218: 212: 208: 207:Central (CST) 204: 201: 199: 195: 192: 189: 187: 183: 180: 177: 175: 171: 168:United States 167: 165: 161: 156: 128:Coordinates: 126: 100: 70: 60: 53: 48: 44: 39: 32: 26: 22: 770:expanding it 755: 740: 659: 574: 500: 493: 473: 466: 454:. Retrieved 449: 440: 428:. Retrieved 423: 414: 402:. Retrieved 397: 365: 358: 339: 330: 306: 286: 275: 266: 265: 243: 242: 25: 762:Mississippi 698:Magna Vista 670:Ghost towns 642:communities 630:Valley Park 595:Mayersville 577:Mayersville 570:County seat 420:"Committed" 289:Mayersville 278:county seat 256:Mississippi 179:Mississippi 150: / 809:Categories 688:Ben Lomond 398:HathiTrust 322:References 234:feature ID 138:91°06′52″W 135:32°46′46″N 693:Duncansby 456:August 4, 430:August 4, 404:August 4, 297:Louisiana 198:Time zone 191:Issaquena 683:Baleshed 312:Democrat 678:Arcadia 660:Tallula 650:Chotard 295:on the 282:sheriff 267:Tallula 262:History 244:Tallula 164:Country 112:Tallula 82:Tallula 703:Shiloh 655:Fitler 508:  481:  373:  246:is an 237:678549 186:County 756:This 640:Other 625:Grace 226:(CDT) 224:UTC-5 203:UTC-6 174:State 766:stub 617:CDPs 587:Town 506:ISBN 479:ISBN 458:2024 432:2024 406:2024 371:ISBN 232:GNIS 250:in 217:DST 811:: 760:, 573:: 558:, 448:. 422:. 396:. 385:^ 348:, 344:. 338:. 254:, 797:e 790:t 783:v 772:. 545:e 538:t 531:v 514:. 487:. 460:. 434:. 408:. 379:. 352:. 219:) 209:) 205:( 23:.

Index

Tallulah, Louisiana
Unincorporated community
Tallula C.H. (Courthouse) on a map prepared by the U.S. government shortly after the American Civil War
Tallula is located in Mississippi
Tallula is located in the United States
32°46′46″N 91°06′52″W / 32.77944°N 91.11444°W / 32.77944; -91.11444
Country
State
Mississippi
County
Issaquena
Time zone
UTC-6
Central (CST)
DST
UTC-5
GNIS
unincorporated community
Issaquena County
Mississippi
Choctaw language
county seat
sheriff
Mayersville
Island No. 95
Louisiana
Charles C. Diggs, Sr.
Democrat
Michigan Senate
"Tallula, Mississippi"

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.