Okolona, MS - City and Town Halls on Waymarking.com

Okolona City Hall is located at 215 West Main Street, Okolona, MS.

Okolona, Mississippi is located in Chickasaw County, MS and has a population of about 3,100 (2000 census). The town was originally development Rose Hill in 1845, but it it was later discovered that another location had this name. When a post office was located there in 1850, it is reported by the Okolona Area Chamber of Commerce that the postmaster of nearby Aberdeen Colonel Josiah N. Walton remembered an encounter with a Chickasaw brave while traveling in the area years earlier. The brave’s name had been Oka-laua meaning peaceful, yellow, or blue water. Walton renamed the town in the brave’s honor as Okolona.

Okolona in the Civil War

Throughout the Civil War, Confederate forces were stationed in Okolona, taking advantage of the agriculturally rich prairie region. With a large supply depot, the town was the object of Union raids at least twice. On February 22, 1864, Maj. Gen. William Sooy Smith’s expedition was defeated by Nathan Bedford Forrest’s cavalry in a day long battle. Later, in December, Benjamin Grierson, commanding a cavalry raid down the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, occupied and burned much of the town of Okolona.

The City Auditorium and the Public Works departments flank city hall.

Name: City Hall Address: 215 West Main Street Okolona, MS USA 38860 Date of Construction: Unknown - renovated in 1975 Memorials/Commemorations/Dedications: Plaque listing the city officials in 1975 when the building was renovated. Architect: Not listed Web Site for City/Town/Municipality: Not listed

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