Nanabe Creek

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Nanabe Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[1] It is a tributary to Sowashee Creek.

Nanabe is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean "fish trap".[2]

References[]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nanabe Creek
  2. ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 59. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

Coordinates: 32°23′52″N 88°39′32″W / 32.3976421°N 88.6589322°W / 32.3976421; -88.6589322


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