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Potacocowa Creek

Coordinates: 33°38′00″N 90°06′28″W / 33.6334516°N 90.1078628°W / 33.6334516; -90.1078628
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Potacocowa Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[1]

Potacocowa Creek is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean "broken sumac".[2] A variant name is "Potacocowah Creek".[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Potacocowa Creek
  2. ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 85. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

33°38′00″N 90°06′28″W / 33.6334516°N 90.1078628°W / 33.6334516; -90.1078628