Oaklimeter Creek

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

Oaklimeter is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean "young people" or possibly "young town".[2] Variant names are "Oakljmeter Creek", "Okannatie Creek", and "Oklolimeter Creek".[1]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oaklimeter Creek
  2. Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 69. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.


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