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

Tibbee is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean "icy water".[2] Variant names are "Oktibbeha Creek", "Tibbee River", and "Tibby Creek".[1]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tibbee Creek
  2. ↑ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 75. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

33°30′01″N 88°29′10″W / 33.5003970°N 88.4861536°W / 33.5003970; -88.4861536



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