Tallahala Creek
Tallahala Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[1]
Names
Tallahala is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean "standing rocks".[2]
According to the Geographic Names Information System, Tallahala Creek has also been known as:[1]
- East Tallahala Creek
- Fiume Tale Houma
- Hashlupbacher Creek
- Hashlupbatcher Creek
- Hashluphatcher Creek
- Hooma Creek
- Talahala Creek
- Talahola Creek
- Talla Creek
- Talla Halla Creek
- Tallahala River
- Tallahalah Creek
- Tallahalie Creek
- Tallahalla Creek
- Tallahalla River
- Tallahoma Creek
- Tallahuta Creek
- Tallee Hooma River
- Tallyhomo River
- West Fork Tallahala Creek
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tallahala Creek
- Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. pp. 101–102. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.
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