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Unincorporated community in Mississippi, US From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hopoca is an unincorporated community in Leake County, Mississippi, in the United States.[2]
Hopoca, Mississippi | |
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Coordinates: 32°50′03″N 89°30′23″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] |
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]
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