Toomsuba Creek

Toomsuba Creek
Toomsuba Creek
	Toomsuba Creek in Lauderdale County, Mississippi
Location
Country	United States
State	Alabama, Mississippi
Physical characteristics
Source
• coordinates	32°25′24″N88°34′59″W / 32.4231967°N 88.583096°W
Mouth
• coordinates	32°28′43″N88°17′37″W / 32.4787492°N 88.2936403°W
Length	17.2 mi (27.7 km)

Last updated July 23, 2025

Toomsuba Creek is a stream in the U.S. states of Alabama and Mississippi.^[1] It is a tributary to Alamuchee Creek.

Toomsuba is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean either (sources vary) "blue pigeon hawk" or "fish hawk".^[2] Variant names are "Tonsabah Creek", "Tonsobah Creek", "Tonsubah Creek", "Toomseba Creek", "Toomsebah Creek", and "Toomsooba Creek".^[1]

Tributaries include Sucatolba Creek.

The creek lends its name to the nearby community of Toomsuba.^[2]

References

1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Toomsuba Creek
1 2 Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 120. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

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[GNIS-1] 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Toomsuba Creek

[Baca-2] 1 2 Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 120. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

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