Tallahatta Creek

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

Tallahatta is a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning "white rock". [2] A variant name is "Tallyhatta Creek". [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tallahatta Creek
  2. Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 103. ISBN   978-1-60473-483-6.

Coordinates: 32°18′24″N88°52′56″W / 32.3065333°N 88.8822732°W / 32.3065333; -88.8822732