Hollicar Creek

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

Hollicar is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean "a sacred thing".[2] Variant transliterations are "Hellicon Creek", "Hollicker Creek", and "Hullicar Creek".[1]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hollicar Creek
  2. Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 39. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.


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