Houlka Creek

Houlka Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.^[1] It is a tributary to Chuquatonchee Creek.

Houlka is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean "calf of the leg".^[2] Variant names are "Holky Creek", "Hoolka Creek", "Hoolky Creek" and "Sheco Creek"^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Houlka Creek
^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 41. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

33°44′18″N 88°45′00″W / 33.7384505°N 88.7500505°W / 33.7384505; -88.7500505

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[GNIS-1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Houlka Creek

[2] Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 41. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

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