Tula, Mississippi

Tula is an unincorporated community in Lafayette County, Mississippi, United States. Tula is located on Mississippi Highway 331 7.5 miles (12.1 km) west-southwest of Toccopola.[2]

Tula, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 34°13′58″N 89°21′44″W
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Lafayette
Elevation	482 ft (147 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)	662
GNIS feature ID	678922[1]

Tula is a name either (sources vary) derived from the Chickasaw language meaning "rock", or a transfer from Tula, in Russia.[3]

History

Tula was the location of the Tula Normal Institute and Business College.[4]

It was once believed that Tula was a site of petroleum deposits. Two experimental oil wells existed in 1962, but like many wells in the Lafayette County area they were abandoned before significant investments were made. There were many oil prospects in northern Mississippi which quickly ran dry, causing a large majority of investors to view the Tula wells with caution.[5]

Arts and culture

The Tula Opry is a bluegrass musical located in Tula.[4]

Notable people

• Larry Brown, author.[6]

References

1. "Tula". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
2. Lafayette County, Mississippi General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Mississippi Department of Transportation. 2008. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
3. Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 123. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.
4. Sunday, Stephanie Rebman Email the author Published 6:00 am; December 27; 2015 (2015-12-27). "Tula offers peace, history". The Oxford Eagle. Retrieved 2020-05-01.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
5. Mellen, Moore, Frederic, William (1962). "The Tula Prospect" (PDF). mdeq.ms.gov. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
6. r2WPadmin. "Lafayette County". Mississippi Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2020-05-01.