Mingo Branch

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Mingo Branch is a stream in Tishomingo County in the U.S. state of Mississippi. [1] It is a tributary of Cedar Creek.

Mingo is a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning "chief". [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mingo Branch
  2. Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 55. ISBN   978-1-60473-483-6.

Coordinates: 34°38′04″N88°08′07″W / 34.63444°N 88.13528°W / 34.63444; -88.13528