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- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shockaloo Creek
- ^ 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