Bogue Phalia

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Bogue Phalia is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi. [1] It is a tributary to the Big Sunflower River.

Bogue Phalia is a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning "long creek". [2] A variant spelling is "Bogue Phaliah". [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bogue Phalia
  2. Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 14. ISBN   978-1-60473-483-6.

Coordinates: 33°15′15″N90°43′48″W / 33.2542876°N 90.7300955°W / 33.2542876; -90.7300955