Puskus Creek

Puskus Creek
Puskus Creek
	Puskus Creek in Holly Springs National Forest
Location
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
Physical characteristics
Source
• coordinates	34°22′02″N 89°22′01″W / 34.3673278°N 89.367021°W
Mouth
• coordinates	34°27′16″N 89°17′00″W / 34.4545478°N 89.2834073°W

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

Puskus is a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning "baby".^[2] Variant names are "Puscoos Creek", "Puscus Creek", "Puscuss Creek", and "Puss Cuss Creek".^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Puskus Creek
^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 88. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

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[GNIS-1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Puskus Creek

[2] Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 88. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

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