Tallahoma Creek

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Tallahoma Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi. [1] It is a right tributary of Tallahala Creek, joining it east of Ellisville.

Tallahoma is a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning "red rock". [2] Variant names are "Tali Homma Creek", "Talla Homa Creek", and "Tallohoma Creek". [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tallahoma 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: 31°36′49″N89°10′47″W / 31.6134979°N 89.1797805°W / 31.6134979; -89.1797805