Nuakfuppa Creek

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

Nuakfuppa is a name derived from the Choctaw language, and depending on source is purported to mean "oak tree" or "mudcat fish".[2] Variant name is "Nucefuppa Creek".[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nuakfuppa Creek
  2. ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 68. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

Coordinates: 31°55′42″N 89°07′21″W / 31.9282102°N 89.1225572°W / 31.9282102; -89.1225572


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