Bodka Creek

Bodka Creek is a stream in the U.S. states of Alabama and Mississippi.[1]

Bodka Creek is a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning "wide creeks", a reference to its many branches.[2] Variant names are "Bodca Creek", "Bodea Creek", and "Bodkars Creek".[1]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bodka Creek
  2. Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 9. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.


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