Tampa Creek
Tampa Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[1]
Tampa in this context may be a name derived from the Choctaw language; it's purported to mean "offal, refuse".[2]
References[]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tampa Creek
- ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 106. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.
Coordinates: 31°46′37″N 88°51′53″W / 31.7768254°N 88.8647696°W
Categories:
- Rivers of Mississippi
- Rivers of Wayne County, Mississippi
- Mississippi river stubs