Kinterbish Creek
Kinterbish Creek is a stream in the U.S. states of Alabama and Mississippi.[1] It is a tributary to the Tombigbee River.
Kinterbish is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean "beaver dam".[2] Variant names are "Abeshai Creek", "Big Kinterbish Creek", "Kintabish Creek", "Kintabush Creek".[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kinterbish Creek
- ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 48. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.
32°16′05″N 88°01′07″W / 32.26806°N 88.01861°W