Noxapater Creek

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Noxapater Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi. [1]

The origin of the name Noxapater is unclear. The name supposedly is derived from the Choctaw language, and depending on source is purported to mean "little bullets" or "wide stream". [2] Variant names are "Noxubee Creek" and "Noxupata Creek". [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Noxapater Creek
  2. ↑ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 65. ISBN   978-1-60473-483-6.

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