Cayuga, Mississippi
Unincorporated community in Hinds County, Mississippi
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Cayuga is an unincorporated community in Hinds County, in the U.S. state of Mississippi.
Cayuga, Mississippi | |
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Mississippi River between Vicksburg and Rodney c. 1839 showing major roads and towns north of Natchez | |
  Cayuga Location within Mississippi  Cayuga Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 32°09′34″N 90°41′38″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Hinds |
| Elevation | 269 ft (82 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 601 |
| GNIS feature ID | 668178[1] |
History
Cayuga was a point on the Natchez Trace, the stop after Rocky Springs when heading northeast toward Nashville.[2] It lay within the Choctaw Nation, just outside the Anglo-Spanish colonial Natchez District.[2] The community is named after Cayuga Lake, in New York.[3] Cayuga was once home to two churches.[4] A post office called Cayuga was established in 1829, and remained in operation until 1906.[5] A variant name was "Cayuga Plantation".[1]
Notable person
- Talbert A. Luster, member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1912 to 1920.[6]
