Chewawah Creek

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Chewawah Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi. [1] It is a tributary to Cane Creek.

Scholarly opinions are divided whether the name Chewawah is derived from the Chickasaw language meaning "cedar", or is a corruption of the name of the Mexican state of Chihuahua. [2] Variant names are "Chemew Creek" and "Sawaha Creek". [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chewawah Creek
  2. Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 22. ISBN   978-1-60473-483-6.

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