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

Tallahaga is a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning "standing rock"; this name was applied to the stream due to a rock formation on its course.[2] Variant names are "Standing Stone Creek", "Talla Haga Creek", "Tallahag Creek", and "Tallahoga Creek".[1]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tallahaga Creek
  2. ↑ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 101. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

32°54′49″N 88°58′21″W / 32.9137411°N 88.9725581°W / 32.9137411; -88.9725581



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