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Talowah is an unincorporated community in Lamar County, in the U.S. state of Mississippi.
Talowah, Mississippi | |
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 Talowah United Methodist Church | |
  Talowah, Mississippi  Talowah, Mississippi | |
| Coordinates: 31°04′34″N 89°25′49″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Lamar |
| Elevation | 276 ft (84 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 601 |
| GNIS feature ID | 694935[1] |
Talowah is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean "many rocks".[2]
The community is located on the Norfolk Southern Railway.[3] A post office operated under the name Talawah from 1884 to 1891 and under the name Talowah from 1907 to 1912.[4]
