Ponta Creek

Ponta Creek
Ponta Creek
	Ponta Creek after a rain.
Location
Country	United States
State	Alabama and Mississippi
Physical characteristics
Source
• coordinates	32°34′31″N88°41′44″W / 32.575338°N 88.695623°W
Mouth
• coordinates	32°36′43″N88°21′52″W / 32.611829°N 88.364464°W
Length	23.5 mi (37.8 km)
Basin size	64.6 sq mi (167 km2)

Last updated November 04, 2023

Ponta Creek is a stream in the U.S. states of Alabama and Mississippi.^[2] It is a tributary to the Sucarnoochee River. Tributaries include Lost Horse Creek, Possum Creek, and Big Creek.^[3]^[4]

Ponta is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean "mouse".^[5] Variant names are "Panthe Creek" and "Ponti Creek".^[2]

The Choctaw settlement of Coosha was located on Ponta Creek.^[3] One of the three main divisions of the Choctaw tribe, the Eastern Division, lived in the area around Ponta Creek.^[6] In 1795, 99 Choctaw lived in the village of Pante on Ponta Creek, with Hochinchimastabe serving as the village captain.^[7]

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References

↑ Telis, Pamela (1991). Low-flow and Flow-duration Characteristics of Mississippi Streams. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Geological Survey. p. 134.
1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ponta Creek
1 2 Riley, Franklin L., ed. (1902). Publications of the Mississippi Historical Society, Volume VI. Oxford, Mississippi: Mississippi Historical Society. p. 416.
↑ Logan, William N. (1914). The Pottery Clays of Mississippi. Jackson, Mississippi: Mississippi State Geological Survey. p. 200.
↑ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 84. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.
↑ Barnett, James F. Jr. (2012). Mississippi's American Indians. Jackson, Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi. p. 92. ISBN 978-1-61703-245-5.
↑ "1795 Census of the Choctaws". Choctaw Nation ITGenWeb. Retrieved August 1, 2023.

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[1] Telis, Pamela (1991). Low-flow and Flow-duration Characteristics of Mississippi Streams. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Geological Survey. p. 134.

[GNIS-2] 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ponta Creek

[Riley-3] 1 2 Riley, Franklin L., ed. (1902). Publications of the Mississippi Historical Society, Volume VI. Oxford, Mississippi: Mississippi Historical Society. p. 416.

[4] Logan, William N. (1914). The Pottery Clays of Mississippi. Jackson, Mississippi: Mississippi State Geological Survey. p. 200.

[5] Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 84. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

[6] Barnett, James F. Jr. (2012). Mississippi's American Indians. Jackson, Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi. p. 92. ISBN 978-1-61703-245-5.

[7] "1795 Census of the Choctaws". Choctaw Nation ITGenWeb. Retrieved August 1, 2023.

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