Shubuta Creek

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Shubuta Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[1] [2]

Shubuta is a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning "smoke, smoky, smoking".[3] Variant names are "Bok Shubuta", "Cheehootee Creek", "Chobota", "Shoboti Creek", and "Shoebootee Creek".[2]

References[]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shubuta Creek
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shubuta Creek
  3. ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 94. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

Coordinates: 31°52′30″N 88°42′25″W / 31.8748771°N 88.7069858°W / 31.8748771; -88.7069858


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