Tippo Bayou is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[1]

Opinions are divided whether this creek is named after the Ibitoupa Indian tribe, or a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning "severed, parted, separated".[2]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tippo Bayou
  2. ↑ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 114. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

33°42′31″N 90°11′21″W / 33.7087278°N 90.1892525°W / 33.7087278; -90.1892525



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