Cayuga, Mississippi

History

A post office called Cayuga was established in 1829, and remained in operation until 1906.[2] A variant name was "Cayuga Plantation".[1] The community is named after Cayuga Lake, in New York.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cayuga
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  3. Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 20. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.


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