Buckatunna Creek
Buckatunna Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[1] It is a tributary to the Chickasawhay River.
Buckatunna Creek is a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning "creek at which there is weaving".[2] Variant names are "Bucatunna Creek", "Buckatanna Creek", "Buckatanne River", "Buckatanny Creek", "Buckatonna Creek", "Buckhatannee Creek", and "Puckatunna Creek".[1]
The creek lends its name to the community of Buckatunna, Mississippi.[3]
References[]
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Buckatunna Creek
- ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 16. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.
- ^ "What's in a Name: Buckatunna". WDAM. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
Coordinates: 31°30′27″N 88°32′16″W / 31.50750°N 88.53778°W
Categories:
- Rivers of Mississippi
- Rivers of Clarke County, Mississippi
- Rivers of Lauderdale County, Mississippi
- Rivers of Wayne County, Mississippi
- Mississippi river stubs