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Peachahala Creek

Coordinates: 33°15′24″N 89°43′25″W / 33.2567935°N 89.7236931°W / 33.2567935; -89.7236931
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Peachahala Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[1]

Peachahala is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean either (sources vary) "rat" or "sorrel weeds are standing there".[2] Variant names are "Peachahallow Creek", "Peachalala Creek", "Peachallow", "Peachuhaley Creek", and "Pitchahala".[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Peachahala Creek
  2. ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 80. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

33°15′24″N 89°43′25″W / 33.2567935°N 89.7236931°W / 33.2567935; -89.7236931