Acona is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

located in Holmes County,

Mississippi Mississippi () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Miss ...

. Acona is located on

Mississippi Highway 17 Mississippi Highway 17 (MS 17) is a state highway in central Mississippi. It runs from north to south for , serving the counties of Madison, a small portion of Yazoo, Holmes, and Carroll. Route description MS 17 begins in rural Madison Coun ...

and is approximately north of Lexington and approximately south of

Black Hawk Black Hawk and Blackhawk may refer to: Animals * Black Hawk (horse), a Morgan horse that lived from 1833 to 1856 * Common black hawk, ''Buteogallus anthracinus'' * Cuban black hawk, ''Buteogallus gundlachii'' * Great black hawk, ''Buteogallus ur ...

History

''Acona'' appears to be a name derived from the Choctaw language, but its meaning is uncertain. Some sources say Acona is derived from a Native American word of exclamation, similar to "whoa!" in English. A post office called Acona was established in 1852, and remained in operation until 1911. Acona was once home to a stage coach stop, tanyard, cotton gin, and millinery store. The

Acona Church, Cemetery, and School Acona Church, Cemetery, and School is a historic complex near in Lexington, Mississippi, in the community of Acona. This combination of church, school and cemetery was once common in rural areas, but the Acona complex is one of the few survivi ...

are listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

References

Unincorporated communities in Holmes County, Mississippi Unincorporated communities in Mississippi Mississippi placenames of Native American origin {{HolmesCountyMS-geo-stub