Hopoca, Mississippi

Hopoca is an unincorporated community in Leake County, Mississippi, in the United States.^[1]

History

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".^[2]

References

↑ 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.

Municipalities and communities of Leake County, Mississippi, United States

County seat: Carthage

City	Carthage

Towns	Lena Sebastopol‡ Walnut Grove

CDPs	Redwater Standing Pine

Communities	Edinburg Good Hope Hopoca Madden Midway Ofahoma Thomastown

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 32°50′03″N 89°30′23″W / 32.83417°N 89.50639°W / 32.83417; -89.50639

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