Tomotla, North Carolina

A post office called Tomotla was established in 1848, and remained in operation until 1948.{{cite web | url=https://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=NC&county=Cherokee | title=Post Offices | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=3 July 2019}} The name "Tomotla" is derived from the Yamasee Native Americans.{{cite web | url=https://www.cherokeecountychamber.com/community-backstory/ | title=Community Backstory | publisher=Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703220903/https://www.cherokeecountychamber.com/community-backstory/ | access-date=3 July 2019| archive-date=2019-07-03 }} The meaning of the name is unknown.{{Cite news |date=1938-06-23 |title=J. T. Hayes, of Tomotla, Is Second Oldest Postmaster In Nation, Records Reveal |url=https://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn83004710/1938-06-23/ed-1/seq-8/#words=George+W.+Hayes+Hayes%2A+father%2C+George+W.+Hayes |access-date=2024-03-06 |work=The Cherokee Scout |location=Murphy, N.C. |page=8}} The name variant "Tomotley" was also used for more than one historic Cherokee town.

• George Washington Hayes (1804–1864) {{ndash}} North Carolina politician who established Clay County and served as Tomotla's first postmaster

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Category:Unincorporated communities in North Carolina

Category:Unincorporated communities in Cherokee County, North Carolina

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