Tula, Mississippi

Tula is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Lafayette County, Mississippi, United States. Tula is located on Mississippi Highway 331 west-southwest of Toccopola.
Tula is a name either derived from the Chickasaw language meaning "rock", or a transfer from Tula, in Russia.
It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 197.

History

Tula was the location of the Tula Normal Institute and Business College.
It was once believed that Tula was a site of petroleum deposits. Two experimental oil wells existed in 1962, but like many wells in the Lafayette County area they were abandoned before significant investments were made. There were many oil prospects in northern Mississippi which quickly ran dry, causing a large majority of investors to view the Tula wells with caution.

Arts and culture

The Tula Opry is a bluegrass musical located in Tula.

Education

It is in the Lafayette County School District.

Notable people

Larry Brown, author. Many of the scenes in his novel Father and Son are set in and around Tula.
Henry L. Davis, former member of the Mississippi House of Representatives and the Mississippi Senate