Chinchuba (also Ozone Park) is an unincorporated community in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States.[1]

Chinchuba, Louisiana
Chinchuba, Louisiana is located in Louisiana
Chinchuba, Louisiana
Chinchuba, Louisiana
Chinchuba, Louisiana is located in the United States
Chinchuba, Louisiana
Chinchuba, Louisiana
Coordinates: 30°23′14″N 90°04′47″W / 30.38722°N 90.07972°W / 30.38722; -90.07972
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
ParishSt. Tammany
Elevation20 ft (6 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code985
GNIS feature ID560422[1]

The community is on U.S. Route 190 just northwest of Mandeville.[2]

Etymology

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The name is derived from the Choctaw word Hachunchuba which means alligator in the Choctaw language.[3]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c "Chinchuba, Louisiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Louisiana Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 3rd ed., 2010, p. 47 ISBN 0899332862
  3. ^ 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.