Toccopola Creek

Coordinates: 34°14′39″N 89°17′08″W / 34.2442744°N 89.2856291°W / 34.2442744; -89.2856291
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

Toccopola Creek took its name from an old Indian village which once stood in the area; its name in turn is derived from the Chickasaw language purported to mean "dismal prairie".[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Toccopola Creek
  2. ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 117. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

34°14′39″N 89°17′08″W / 34.2442744°N 89.2856291°W / 34.2442744; -89.2856291