Peachahala Creek

Peachahala Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.^[1]

Peachahala is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean either (sources vary) "rat" or "sorrel weeds are standing there".^[2] Variant names are "Peachahallow Creek", "Peachalala Creek", "Peachallow", "Peachuhaley Creek", and "Pitchahala".^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Peachahala Creek
^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 80. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

33°15′24″N 89°43′25″W / 33.2567935°N 89.7236931°W / 33.2567935; -89.7236931

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

[2] Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 80. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

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