Soctahoma Creek

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

Soctahoma is a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning "red streambank; red hillside", a name which was descriptively applied to this stream on account of the red clay near its course.[2]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Soctahoma Creek
  2. Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 97. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.


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