Chulahoma, Mississippi

Chulahoma (also spelled as Tucklahoma^[1]) is an unincorporated community in Marshall County, Mississippi, United States. It is located in the hill country of northern Mississippi.

Chulahoma, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 34°39′13″N 89°37′49″W
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Marshall
Elevation	479 ft (146 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	662
GNIS feature ID	666106[1]

History

Chulahoma is a name derived from the Chickasaw language meaning "red fox".^[2] The name was originally used in the name of a Chickasaw town.^[3] Chulahoma is located on Cuffawa Creek.^[4] Chulahoma was located on the Old Memphis Road and was almost chosen as the county seat of Marshall County, but lost the vote to Holly Springs.^[5]

In 1839, the Chulahoma College and Chulahoma Female Academy were incorporated by the state of Mississippi.^[6] Chulahoma was also the home of the Cold Water Baptist Female Seminary.^[7]

Chulahoma was incorporated on February 11, 1846 and disincorporated at a later date.^[8]

By 1900, Chulahoma had a population of 37 and three churches.^[4]

A post office operated under the name Chulahoma from 1838 to 1911.^[9]

Chulahoma was once home to the George Washington Chapter, Lodge 51, of the Royal Arch Masons.^[10]

During the Civil War, Company I of the 19th Mississippi Infantry Regiment enlisted at Chulahoma on May 25, 1861.^[11] Captain Richard P. Bowen commanded a company of cavalry during the Civil War that was known as the "Chulahoma Cavalry."^[12] On November 30, 1862, Chulahoma was the site of a skirmish that was part of the Union Army's Mississippi Central Railroad Campaign.^[13]

Notable people

• Isaac H. Anderson, businessman and religious leader who supported the founding of Lane College^[14]
• Junior Kimbrough, Blues singer and guitarist, operated a juke joint in Chulahoma^[15] from c. 1992; following his death, Kimbrough's sons, musicians Kinney and David Malone Kimbrough, kept it open until it burned to the ground on April 6, 2000.
• John Preston Young, judge and historian^[16]