Kolola Springs, Mississippi

Kolola Springs is an unincorporated community in Lowndes County, Mississippi.[1]

Kolola Springs is located at 33°39′14″N 88°24′32″W / 33.65389°N 88.40889°W / 33.65389; -88.40889 near U.S. Route 45, north of Columbus and west of Caledonia. According to the United States Geological Survey, a variant name is Shinns Spring.

Kolola Springs may be derived from a Chickasaw name meaning "singing springs".[2]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kolola Springs, Mississippi
  2. ↑ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. Univ. Press of Mississippi. p. 49. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.


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