Tocowa is a ghost town located just outside Batesville in Panola County, Mississippi, United States. In 1938, Federal Writers' Project wrote up a sketch of the town, and surmised its name to be derived Chickasaw and Choctaw languages meaning "healing waters". However, more recent scholarship rejects the "healing waters" interpretation, and purports t…Tocowa is a ghost town located just outside Batesville in Panola County, Mississippi, United States. In 1938, Federal Writers' Project wrote up a sketch of the town, and surmised its name to be derived Chickasaw and Choctaw languages meaning "healing waters". However, more recent scholarship rejects the "healing waters" interpretation, and purports the name to mean "broken and bent down trees" or "firewood".
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