Peachahala Creek

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

Peachahala is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean either (sources vary) "rat" or "sorrel weeds are standing there". [2] Variant names are "Peachahallow Creek", "Peachalala Creek", "Peachallow", "Peachuhaley Creek", and "Pitchahala". [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Peachahala Creek
  2. ↑ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 80. ISBN   978-1-60473-483-6.

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