Potterchitto Creek

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

Potterchitto is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean either (sources vary) "broad" or "big furrow/big valley".[2] Variant names are "Poto Chitto Creek", "Pottok Chetto Creek", and "Pottoxchitto Creek".[1]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Potterchitto Creek
  2. Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 86. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.


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