Tawanta, Mississippi
Tawanta is an unincorporated community in Jones County, in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[1] Tawanta was founded in 1882.[1] The name "Tawanta" is purported to mean "wide, broad" in the Choctaw language.[2] The community was once a flag station and is located on the Norfolk Southern Railway.This Jones County, Mississippi state location article is a stub.
Unincorporated communityCountryMississippiCountyTime zoneCentral (CST)Area code(s)601 & 769Jones CountyU.S. stateChoctaw languageflag stationNorfolk Southern RailwayJones County, MississippiCounty seatsEllisvilleLaurelCitiesSandersvilleEastabuchieMoselleSharonOthercommunitiesErrataSand HillWhitfieldIndian reservationMississippi Choctaw Reservation