Issaquena, Mississippi

Unincorporated community in Mississippi, US

Not to be confused with Issaquena County, Mississippi.

Issaquena is an unincorporated community in Sharkey County, Mississippi, in the United States.[1]

## History

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"Issaquena" is a Choctaw word meaning "Deer River".[2] The community was named from Deer Creek upon which it is located.[3]

## References

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1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Issaquena, Mississippi
2. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 167.
3. ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. Univ. Press of Mississippi. p. 44\. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

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Municipalities and communities of Sharkey County, Mississippi, United States

County seat: Rolling Fork

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* Anguilla
* Cary

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* Delta City
* Nitta Yuma
* Panther Burn

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* Egremont
* Issaquena
* Lorenzen
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* Patmos

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32°46′39″N 90°56′02″W﻿ / ﻿32.77750°N 90.93389°W﻿ / 32.77750; -90.93389

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