Suqualena, also spelled Sookalena, is an unincorporated community located in central Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States, located approximately northwest of

Meridian Meridian or a meridian line (from Latin ''meridies'' via Old French ''meridiane'', meaning “midday”) may refer to Science * Meridian (astronomy), imaginary circle in a plane perpendicular to the planes of the celestial equator and horizon * ...

Mississippi Highway 494 Mississippi Highway 494 (MS 494) is a state highway connecting Union, Mississippi, Union at Mississippi Highway 15, MS 15 to Mississippi Highway 19, MS 19 northwest of Meridian, Mississippi, Meridian. Route description MS&n ...

and is part of

Meridian, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area The Meridian Micropolitan Statistical Area is a micropolitan area in east central Mississippi that covers three counties - Clarke, Kemper, and Lauderdale. As of the 2000 census, the μSA had a population of 106,569 (though a July 1, 2009 estimat ...

History

Suqualena is named after

Suqualena Creek Suqualena Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi. It is a tributary of Okatibbee Creek. ''Suqualena'' is a name derived from the Choctaw language The Choctaw language (Choctaw: ), spoken by the Choctaw, an Indigenous people of the ...

, which is derived from the Choctaw language words meaning either "creek on whose banks are camps" or "poor hog". The community had a depot on the Meridian and Memphis Railway. In 1921, Suqualena was served by a two-year school. Suqualena was once home to a 675-acre plantation. A post office operated under the name Sookalena from 1851 to 1860. Suqualena is served by the Suqualena Volunteer Fire Department.

References

{{authority control Unincorporated communities in Lauderdale County, Mississippi Unincorporated communities in Mississippi