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Tallahatchie County, MississippiTallahatchie County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
Etymology - Origin of County NameTallahatchie is named for the Tallahatchie River, the main tributary of the Yazoo River. Tallahatchie is a Native American name for river of the rock. Demographics:County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts County HistoryTallahatchie county was founded on December 31, 1833. Tallahatchie is an Indian name meaning Rock River and the
county is one of ten in Mississippi with two county seats, Charleston and Sumner. Charleston was the first county seat,
and Sumner was organized later in 1872. GeographyAccording to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 652 square miles (1,689 kmē), of which, 644
square miles (1,668 kmē) of it is land and 8 square miles (21 kmē) of it (1.25%) is water. Neighboring Counties:
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