Apookta Creek

Apookta Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[1] It is a tributary to the Big Black River.

Apookta is a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning "doubled".[2] Variant names are "Apuchtah Creek" and "Opookta Creek".[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Apookta Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. pp. 4–5. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

33°06′58″N 89°48′15″W / 33.11611°N 89.80417°W / 33.11611; -89.80417

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