Chickasawhay Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[1] It is a tributary to Okatibbee Creek.

Chickasawhay is a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning "Chickasaw potato".[2] Variant names are "Bogue Chitto Creek", "Chicasawhay Creek", "Chickasahay Creek", and "Chickasawhey Creek".[1]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chickasawhay Creek
  2. ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 23. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chickasawhay_Creek
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