Toccopola Creek

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

Toccopola Creek took its name from an old Indian village which once stood in the area; its name in turn is derived from the Chickasaw language purported to mean "dismal prairie". [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Toccopola Creek
  2. Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 117. ISBN   978-1-60473-483-6.

Coordinates: 34°14′39″N89°17′08″W / 34.2442744°N 89.2856291°W / 34.2442744; -89.2856291