Pontotoc, Mississippi

Pontotoc, Mississippi
Pontotoc, Mississippi
City
	Pontotoc County courthouse
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	Location of Pontotoc, Mississippi
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	Coordinates: 34°14′55″N 89°0′24″W / 34.24861°N 89.00667°W
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Pontotoc
Area
• Total	11.33 sq mi (29.36 km2)
• Land	11.18 sq mi (28.96 km2)
• Water	0.15 sq mi (0.40 km2)
Elevation	495 ft (151 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	5,640
• Density	504.47/sq mi (194.78/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	38863
Area code	662
FIPS code	28-59160
GNIS feature ID	0691601
Website	www.pontotocms.org

Pontotoc is a city in and the county seat of Pontotoc County, Mississippi, located to the west of the larger city of Tupelo. The population was 5,640 at the 2020 census. Pontotoc is a Chickasaw word that means, “Land of the Hanging Grapes.” A section of the city largely along Main Street and Liberty Street has been designated the Pontotoc Historic District and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[2] The Treaty of Pontotoc Site is also listed on the National Register.^[3] The Treaty of Pontotoc Creek, part of U.S. president Andrew Jackson's Indian Removal policy, ceded millions of acres of Native American lands and relocated the Chicakasaw west of the Mississippi River.

^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
^ "National Register of Historic Places : Pontotoc Historic District" (PDF). Apps.mdah.ms.gov. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
^ "National Register of Historic Places : Treaty of Pontotoc Site" (PDF). Apps.mdah.ms.gov. Retrieved December 23, 2023.