Osceola, Louisiana

Osceola is an unincorporated community in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States. The community is located 16 miles (25.75 kilometres) NW of Covington, Louisiana.

Osceola, Louisiana
Unincorporated community
Osceola, Louisiana Osceola, Louisiana
Coordinates: 30°39′03″N 90°18′41″W
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Parish	Tangipahoa
Elevation	102 ft (31 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)	985
GNIS feature ID	555570 [1]
FIPS code	22-58325

Ella B. Hughes wrote that in 1888 a post office was built in Husser, Louisiana and just a few years later a second post office was built a few miles to the south and was called Viola. The area was renamed Osceola just a few years later.[2]

Etymology

The name of the community is derived from an ancient native american ritual dating back to the Archaic period. The Muscogee people would perform a ritual they called ássi which means black drink and yahola which means "shouting man" or "singer". There was also a very influential leader of the Seminole people from Florida named Osceola that was given this name.[3][4]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Osceola, Louisiana
2. "Husser Happenings of Long ago, Tangipahoa Parish, LA". USGenWeb Archives. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
3. Joy Wallace Dickinson. "That's some cup of tea". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
4. "Osceola: Seminole Warrior". National Park Service. Retrieved 2019-08-23.