Byhalia Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[1] It is a tributary to the Coldwater River.

Byhalia Creek is a name derived from the Choctaw language or Chickasaw language, purported to be a reference to white oaks.[2] The name sometimes is spelled "Bihalia Creek".[1]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Byhalia Creek
  2. ↑ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 18. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

34°49′37″N 89°48′14″W / 34.8270417°N 89.8039758°W / 34.8270417; -89.8039758



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