Soctahoma Creek

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

Soctahoma is a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning "red streambank; red hillside", a name which was descriptively applied to this stream on account of the red clay near its course.^[2]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Soctahoma Creek
^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 97. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

33°53′58″N 88°58′24″W / 33.8995572°N 88.9733924°W / 33.8995572; -88.9733924

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[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Soctahoma Creek

[2] Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 97. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

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