Jump to content

Apookta Creek

Coordinates: 33°06′58″N 89°48′15″W / 33.11611°N 89.80417°W / 33.11611; -89.80417
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Apookta Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[1] It is a tributary to the Big Black River.

Apookta is a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning "doubled".[2] Variant names are "Apuchtah Creek" and "Opookta Creek".[1]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Apookta Creek
  2. ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. pp. 4–5. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

33°06′58″N 89°48′15″W / 33.11611°N 89.80417°W / 33.11611; -89.80417