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Tallabogue Creek (Chickasawhay River tributary)

Coordinates: 31°57′50″N 88°31′32″W / 31.9637622°N 88.5255889°W / 31.9637622; -88.5255889
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Tallabogue Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[1] It is a tributary to the Chickasawhay River.

Tallabogue is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean "palmetto creek".[2] Variant names are "Taala Bogue Creek", "Talla Bogue Creek", "Talla Creek", "Tallobogue Creek", and "Tallow Bogue Creek".[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tallabogue Creek
  2. ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. pp. 100–101. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

31°57′50″N 88°31′32″W / 31.9637622°N 88.5255889°W / 31.9637622; -88.5255889