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Ponta Creek

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Coordinates: 32°32′09″N 88°30′01″W / 32.5359713°N 88.5003155°W / 32.5359713; -88.5003155
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Ponta Creek is a stream in the U.S. states of Alabama and Mississippi.[1] It is a tributary to the Sucarnoochee River.

Ponta is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean "mouse".[2] Variant names are "Panthe Creek" and "Ponti Creek".[1]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ponta Creek
  2. ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 84. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

32°32′09″N 88°30′01″W / 32.5359713°N 88.5003155°W / 32.5359713; -88.5003155


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