Quilby Creek

Quilby Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Alabama.[1]

Quilby is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean "creek where the panther was killed".[2] Variant names are "Koilbah Creek", "Quibby Creek", and "Quillibee Creek".[1]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Quilby Creek
  2. Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 89. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.


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