Bahala Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[1] It is a tributary to the Pearl River.
Bahala most likely is the Choctaw language word meaning "(standing) mulberry".[2] A variant name is "Big Bahala Creek".[1]
References
edit- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bahala Creek
- ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 6. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.
31°41′15″N 90°06′49″W / 31.68750°N 90.11361°W