Chittobochiah Creek

Chittobochiah Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[1] It is a tributary to Catalpa Creek.

A variant transliteration is "Ittobechi Creek".[1] The name Ittobechi is derived from the Choctaw language, and it's purported to mean "one that causes fighting".[2]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chittobochiah Creek
  2. Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 45. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.


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