Lappatubby Creek

Lappatubby Creek
Lappatubby Creek
Etymology	from Choctaw "lappita ubi", meaning "buck killer"

Lappatubby Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.^[2]

Lappatubby is a name derived from a Native American language (Choctaw or Chickasaw) purported to mean "buck killer".^[3] A variant name is "Lappatuppy Creek".^[2]

References

^ Seale, Lea L. (1939). Indian Place-Names in Mississippi (PhD thesis). Louisiana State University. p. 111. doi:10.31390/gradschool_disstheses.7812. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lappatubby Creek
^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 50. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

34°25′54″N 89°07′44″W / 34.4317698°N 89.1289571°W / 34.4317698; -89.1289571

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[1] Seale, Lea L. (1939). Indian Place-Names in Mississippi (PhD thesis). Louisiana State University. p. 111. doi:10.31390/gradschool_disstheses.7812. Retrieved 29 November 2021.

[GNIS-2] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lappatubby Creek

[3] Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 50. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

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