Souenlovie Creek

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

Souenlovie is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean "leech killer".[2] Variant names are "Ahsoombeera Creek", "Ashentoun Creek", "Hasunlovieasha Creek", and "Souinlovey Creek".[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Souenlovie Creek
  2. ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 97. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

Coordinates: 32°00′01″N 88°48′51″W / 32.0001512°N 88.8142143°W / 32.0001512; -88.8142143


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