Old Fannegusha Creek

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Old Fannegusha Creek is a stream in Holmes County the U.S. state of Mississippi. [1] It is a tributary to Tchula Lake.

The stream begins at 33°09′05″N90°15′21″W / 33.15139°N 90.25583°W / 33.15139; -90.25583 just west of Shackleford and the confluence with Tchula Lake is at 33°08′56″N90°17′50″W / 33.14889°N 90.29722°W / 33.14889; -90.29722 . [1] [2]

Fannegusha is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean "tasty squirrel". [3] Variant names for Fannegusha Creek are "Foney Bush Creek", "Funnegusha Creek", and "Funnigusha Creek". [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Old Fannegusha Creek
  2. ↑ Marcella, MS, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1982
  3. ↑ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 36. ISBN   978-1-60473-483-6.
  4. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fannegusha Creek



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