Chinchuba (also Ozone Park) is an unincorporated community in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States.[1]
Chinchuba, Louisiana | |
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  Chinchuba, Louisiana  Chinchuba, Louisiana | |
| Coordinates: 30°23′14″N 90°04′47″W / 30.38722°N 90.07972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | St. Tammany |
| Elevation | 20 ft (6 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 985 |
| GNIS feature ID | 560422[1] |
The community is on U.S. Route 190 just northwest of Mandeville.[2]
Etymology
editThe name is derived from the Choctaw word Hachunchuba which means alligator in the Choctaw language.[3]
Notes
edit- ^ a b c "Chinchuba, Louisiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Louisiana Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 3rd ed., 2010, p. 47 ISBN 0899332862
- ^ William A. Read (October 12, 2008). Louisiana Place Names of Indian Origin: A Collection of Words. University of Alabama Press. pp. 29–. ISBN 978-0-8173-5505-0.
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