Soctahoma Creek
Soctahoma Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[1]
Soctahoma is a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning "red streambank; red hillside", a name which was descriptively applied to this stream on account of the red clay near its course.[2]
References[]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Soctahoma Creek
- ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 97. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.
Coordinates: 33°53′58″N 88°58′24″W / 33.8995572°N 88.9733924°W
Categories:
- Rivers of Mississippi
- Rivers of Chickasaw County, Mississippi
- Mississippi river stubs