Oakohay Creek

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

Oakohay is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean "mud potato". [2] Variant names are "Coahay Creek", "Cohay Creek", "Oakahay Creek", "Ochahay Creek", and "Ocohay Creek". [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oakohay Creek
  2. Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 69. ISBN   978-1-60473-483-6.

Coordinates: 31°43′53″N89°25′01″W / 31.7312730°N 89.4170088°W / 31.7312730; -89.4170088