Chickasawhay Creek

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

Chickasawhay is a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning "Chickasaw potato". [2] Variant names are "Bogue Chitto Creek", "Chicasawhay Creek", "Chickasahay Creek", and "Chickasawhey Creek". [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chickasawhay Creek
  2. Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 23. ISBN   978-1-60473-483-6.

Coordinates: 32°33′16″N88°48′04″W / 32.5543058°N 88.8011601°W / 32.5543058; -88.8011601