Catalpa Creek

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

Catalpa Creek is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean "dammed up or obstructed creek".[2] Variant names are "Red Bull Creek" and "Tullapa Creek".[1]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Catalpa Creek
  2. ↑ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 20. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

33°31′35″N 88°33′44″W / 33.5265082°N 88.5622672°W / 33.5265082; -88.5622672

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