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Tallahala Creek

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Coordinates: 31°13′36″N 89°04′48″W / 31.2265689°N 89.0800541°W / 31.2265689; -89.0800541
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Tallahala Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[1]

Names

Tallahala is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean "standing rocks".[2]

According to the Geographic Names Information System, Tallahala Creek has also been known as:[1]

  • East Tallahala Creek
  • Fiume Tale Houma
  • Hashlupbacher Creek
  • Hashlupbatcher Creek
  • Hashluphatcher Creek
  • Hooma Creek
  • Talahala Creek
  • Talahola Creek
  • Talla Creek
  • Talla Halla Creek
  • Tallahala River
  • Tallahalah Creek
  • Tallahalie Creek
  • Tallahalla Creek
  • Tallahalla River
  • Tallahoma Creek
  • Tallahuta Creek
  • Tallee Hooma River
  • Tallyhomo River
  • West Fork Tallahala Creek

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tallahala Creek
  2. ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. pp. 101–102. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

31°13′36″N 89°04′48″W / 31.2265689°N 89.0800541°W / 31.2265689; -89.0800541



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