Kinterbish Creek

Last updated February 28, 2025

Kinterbish Creek is a stream in the U.S. states of Alabama and Mississippi.^[1] It is a tributary to the Tombigbee River.

Kinterbish is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean "beaver dam".^[2] Variant names are "Abeshai Creek", "Big Kinterbish Creek", "Kintabish Creek", "Kintabush Creek".^[1]

References

1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kinterbish Creek
↑ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 48. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

32°16′05″N88°01′07″W / 32.26806°N 88.01861°W / 32.26806; -88.01861

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[GNIS-1] 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kinterbish Creek

[2] Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 48. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

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