Coatopa, Alabama

{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Alabama, United States}}

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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.{{cite book |last=Foscue |first=Virginia |date=1989 |title=Place Names in Alabama |location=Tuscaloosa |publisher=The University of Alabama Press |page=37 |isbn=0-8173-0410-X }} The name Coatopa is derived from the Choctaw words koi meaning "panther," a meaning "there," and hotupa meaning "wounded."{{cite book |last=Read |first=William A. |date=1984 |title=Indian Place Names in Alabama |location=Tuscaloosa |publisher=The University of Alabama Press |page=22 |isbn=0-8173-0231-X }} A post office operated under the name Coatopa from 1866 to 1986.{{cite web | url=https://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=AL&county=Sumter | title=Sumter County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=5 March 2020}}

Notable person

Kelly Mitchell, Queen of the Gypsy Nation, died in Coatopa in 1915{{cite news |url=https://www.meridianstar.com/news/local_news/queen-kelly-mitchell-a-slice-of-meridians-history/article_4c05f7f5-3739-5f8a-85e5-fd4a6d8924d1.html |newspaper=Meridian Star |accessdate=June 23, 2022 |title= Queen Kelly Mitchell; a slice of Meridian's history |first=Jennifer |last=Jacob |date=December 25, 2007}}

References

Category:Unincorporated communities in Alabama

Category:Unincorporated communities in Sumter County, Alabama

Category:Populated places established in 1847

Category:1847 establishments in Alabama

Category:Alabama placenames of Native American origin