Topisaw Creek

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Topisaw Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi. [1] It is a tributary to Bogue Chitto.

Topisaw is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean "little chestnut". [2] Variant names are "East Topisaw Creek", "Otapasso Creek", "Otuspasso Brook", "Topisaw River", and "Topsaw River". [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Topisaw Creek
  2. Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 121. ISBN   978-1-60473-483-6.

Coordinates: 31°11′57″N90°17′20″W / 31.1990657°N 90.2889820°W / 31.1990657; -90.2889820