Abiaca Creek
| Abiaca Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of mouth | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| Counties | Carroll, Leflore, Holmes |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• coordinates | 33°18′29″N 90°16′43″W / 33.30806°N 90.27861°W |
Abiaca Creek is a stream in Carroll, Leflore and Holmes counties in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[1]
Abiaca is a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning "the side of a swamp or creek".[2] Variant names are "Abaytche Creek", "Abiacha Creek", "Abyache Creek", "Abyatcch Creek", "Abyatchie Creek", and "Coila Abiache Creek".[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Abiaca Creek
- ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 3. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.