Tougaloo, Mississippi

Tougaloo (TUG-a-lu) is an area in Jackson and in Hinds County, Mississippi.[2] Its ZIP Code, 39174, is assigned to the area encompassing Tougaloo College, which is in Madison County.[3]

Tougaloo, Mississippi
Tougaloo, Mississippi is located in Mississippi
Tougaloo, Mississippi
Tougaloo, Mississippi
Tougaloo, Mississippi is located in the United States
Tougaloo, Mississippi
Tougaloo, Mississippi
Coordinates: 32°53′54.6″N 90°9′13.68″W
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyHinds
Elevation
350 ft (107 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
39174
Area code(s)601, 769
GNIS feature ID6902242[1]

The U.S. Postal Service operates the Tougaloo Post Office.[4]

Name

The name, Tougaloo, is believed to be derived from Choctaw, "atukla" meaning "second" or "tuklo" meaning "two" and perhaps originally "bok atukla" meaning "second creek".[5]

Education

The Tougaloo settlement in Hinds County is within the Jackson Public School District.[6]

The Tougaloo College campus includes housing for faculty,[7] and dependent children living with faculty would be zoned to the Madison County School District.[8] It is zoned to Ann Smith Elementary.[9] Residents are in turn zoned to Highland Elementary School, Olde Town Middle School, and Ridgeland High School.[10]

Notable people

Actress Aunjanue Ellis was raised in Tougaloo.

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tougaloo, Mississippi
  2. "Tougaloo". USGS. Retrieved 2021-07-01. - The entry states it is in Hinds County.
    Compare with a 2010 U.S. Census map of Jackson: "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Jackson city, MS (page 3)" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
  3. "Tougaloo College". USGS. Retrieved 2021-07-01. - The entry states it is in Madison County.
  4. "Tougaloo Post Office". USGS. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  5. Baca, Keith A. (1 January 2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 122. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  6. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Hinds County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  7. "Proposed Parking Plan" (PDF). Tougaloo College. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
  8. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Madison County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2021-06-30. - Compare with the location of Tougaloo College, which contains faculty housing.
  9. "Attendance Zones and School Locations" (PDF). Madison County School District. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  10. "Ridgeland Zone". Madison County School District. Retrieved 2021-07-01.


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