Coatopa, Alabama

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Coatopa, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Coatopa, Alabama is located in Alabama
Coatopa, Alabama
Coatopa, Alabama
Location within the state of Alabama
Coordinates: 32°29′06″N 88°04′10″W / 32.48500°N 88.06944°W / 32.48500; -88.06944
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountySumter
Elevation
154 ft (47 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)205, 659
GNIS feature ID116316[1]

Coatopa is an unincorporated community in Sumter County, Alabama, United States.

History[]

Coatopa was founded in 1847 by J. R. Larkins and was located on the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railway.[2] The name Coatopa is derived from the Choctaw words koi meaning "panther," a meaning "there," and hotupa meaning "wounded."[3] A post office operated under the name Coatopa from 1866 to 1986.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Coatopa". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ^ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 37. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  3. ^ Read, William A. (1984). Indian Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 22. ISBN 0-8173-0231-X.
  4. ^ "Sumter County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 March 2020.


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