A post office called Hiwannee was established in 1901, and remained in operation until 1973.[2]Hiwannee is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean "fruit-destroying insect".[3] Variant transliterations are "Hewhannee" and "Hiyoowanne".[1]
Referencesedit
^ abU.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hiwannee
^"Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
^Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 38. ISBN978-1-60473-483-6.
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