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Bogue Falema Creek

Coordinates: 32°18′47″N 89°02′55″W / 32.3129221°N 89.0486674°W / 32.3129221; -89.0486674
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Bogue Falema Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[1] It is a tributary to Potterchitto Creek.

Bogue Falema is a name derived from the Choctaw language perhaps meaning "branch or prong of a stream".[2] Variant names are "Bogue", "Boguefelema Creek", "Felammie Creek", and "Philemma Creek".[1]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bogue Falema Creek
  2. ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 11. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

32°18′47″N 89°02′55″W / 32.3129221°N 89.0486674°W / 32.3129221; -89.0486674