Puskus Creek

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

Puskus is a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning "baby".[2] Variant names are "Puscoos Creek", "Puscus Creek", "Puscuss Creek", and "Puss Cuss Creek".[1]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Puskus Creek
  2. Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 88. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.


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