Mashulaville, Mississippi

Mashulaville is an unincorporated community in Noxubee County, Mississippi, in the United States.[1]

History

Mashulaville was named for Mushulatubbee, chief of the Choctaw.[2]

Notable person

William Jernagin, an African-American civil rights activist, was born at Mashulaville in 1869.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mashulaville, Mississippi
  2. Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. Univ. Press of Mississippi. p. 54. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.
  3. Jones, Ida E. (6 June 2016). William Henry Jernagin in Washington,: Faith in the Fight for Civil Rights. Arcadia Publishing Incorporated. p. 24. ISBN 978-1-62585-686-9.

Coordinates: 33°05′12″N 88°44′39″W / 33.08667°N 88.74417°W / 33.08667; -88.74417


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