Chiwapa Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[1] It is a tributary to Town Creek.

Chiwapa Creek is a name derived from either the Choctaw language or Chickasaw language but scholars do not agree on its meaning.[2] Variant names are "Chawappa Creek", "Chiwappa Creek", "Chowapa Creek", "Chowappa Creek", "Chowwappa Creek", and "Pontotoc Creek".[1]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chiwapa Creek
  2. ↑ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 24. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

34°04′22″N 88°38′55″W / 34.0728874°N 88.6486603°W / 34.0728874; -88.6486603



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