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Coila Creek

Coordinates: 33°21′59″N 90°05′58″W / 33.3665120°N 90.0995284°W / 33.3665120; -90.0995284
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Coila Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[1]

Coila Creek is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean either "dead panther" or "panther comes there".[2] A variant name is "Coa-i-ille Creek".[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Coila Creek
  2. ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 30. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

33°21′59″N 90°05′58″W / 33.3665120°N 90.0995284°W / 33.3665120; -90.0995284