Potterchitto Creek

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

Potterchitto is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean either (sources vary) "broad" or "big furrow/big valley". [2] Variant names are "Poto Chitto Creek", "Pottok Chetto Creek", and "Pottoxchitto Creek". [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Potterchitto Creek
  2. ↑ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 86. ISBN   978-1-60473-483-6.

Coordinates: 32°18′46″N88°58′02″W / 32.3126443°N 88.9672761°W / 32.3126443; -88.9672761


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