Jump to content

Shockaloo Creek

Coordinates: 32°30′00″N 89°32′14″W / 32.4998628°N 89.5372921°W / 32.4998628; -89.5372921
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Shockaloo Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[1]

Shockaloo is a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning "cypress tree".[2] Variant names are "Schock Creek" and "Shockaloe Creek".[1]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shockaloo Creek
  2. ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 93. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

32°30′00″N 89°32′14″W / 32.4998628°N 89.5372921°W / 32.4998628; -89.5372921