Tougaloo, Mississippi

Tougaloo, Mississippi
Tougaloo, Mississippi
	Tougaloo, Mississippi Tougaloo, Mississippi
	Coordinates: 32°23′52″N 90°09′32″W / 32.39778°N 90.15889°W
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Hinds
Elevation	350 ft (107 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	39174
Area code(s)	601, 769
GNIS feature ID	678828

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]

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.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "Tougaloo". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
^ "Tougaloo". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 4, 2023. – 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.
^ "Tougaloo College". USGS. Retrieved 2021-07-01. - The entry states it is in Madison County.
^ "Tougaloo Post Office". USGS. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
^ 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.
^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Hinds County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
^ "Proposed Parking Plan" (PDF). Tougaloo College. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
^ "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.
^ "Attendance Zones and School Locations" (PDF). Madison County School District. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
^ "Ridgeland Zone". Madison County School District. Retrieved 2021-07-01.

External links

Google Map of Tougaloo, Mississippi 39174

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[GNIS-1] "Tougaloo". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 4, 2023.

[2] "Tougaloo". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 4, 2023. – 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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