Tippo Bayou

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Tippo Bayou is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi. [1]

Opinions are divided whether this creek is named after the Ibitoupa Indian tribe, or a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning "severed, parted, separated". [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tippo Bayou
  2. Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 114. ISBN   978-1-60473-483-6.

Coordinates: 33°42′31″N90°11′21″W / 33.7087278°N 90.1892525°W / 33.7087278; -90.1892525