Sucatolba Creek

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Sucatolba Creek
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Sucatolba Creek
Sucatolba Creek
Location
CountryUnited States
State Mississippi
Physical characteristics
Source 
  coordinates 32°26′56″N88°31′09″W / 32.4487512°N 88.5192048°W / 32.4487512; -88.5192048
Mouth  
  coordinates
32°28′00″N88°25′37″W / 32.4665281°N 88.4269789°W / 32.4665281; -88.4269789
Length5.5 mi (8.9 km)

Sucatolba Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi. [1] It is a tributary of Toomsuba Creek.

Sucatolba is a name derived from a Native American language and purported to mean "creek where opossums are killed". [2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sucatolba Creek
  2. Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 98. ISBN   978-1-60473-483-6.