Coonipper Creek

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Coonipper Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi. [1] It lies near the hamlets of Sumrall, Mississippi and De Soto, Mississippi and is situated at an elevation of approximately 51 meters (167 feet) above sea level. [2]

Coonipper is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to refer to the "name of a weed which grows in low grounds". [3] A variant name is "Coonupy Creek". [1]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Coonipper Creek
  2. ↑ "Coonipper Creek". Mapcarta.
  3. ↑ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 32. ISBN   978-1-60473-483-6.

31°56′21″N88°41′11″W / 31.9390415°N 88.6864301°W / 31.9390415; -88.6864301


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