Yonaba Creek

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Yonaba Creek
Yonaba Creek
EtymologyChoctaw for "ironwood"
Location
Country United States
State Mississippi

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

Yonaba is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean "ironwood". [2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Yonaba Creek
  2. Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 135. ISBN   978-1-60473-483-6.

34°18′35″N88°43′20″W / 34.3098276°N 88.7222758°W / 34.3098276; -88.7222758