A native suggested the name Coahoma which is from Coahoma County, Mississippi. Coahoma is derived from an Indian word that mean ‘red panther’. Prior to this name, the area was known as Signal Mountain after a nearby peak. It is located ten miles northeast of Big Spring in east central Howard County. Coahoma grew into a retail trade center and shipping point after the arrival of the railway in 1881. After the major oil strike of 1926 machinery and oilfield supplies became the most important goods distributed from Coahoma. Coahoma’s motto was ‘Small in number, big on pride’.
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