Bywy Creek (Choctaw County, Mississippi)

Bywy Creek
Bywy Creek
Location
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Choctaw County#

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

Bywy Creek is a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning "leaning white oak".^[2] Variant names are "Big Bywiah Creek", "Big Bywy", "Big Bywyah", "By Wy", "By Wyah", and "Bywyah".^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bywy Creek
^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 18. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

33°27′47″N 89°22′21″W / 33.4631788°N 89.3725706°W / 33.4631788; -89.3725706

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[GNIS-1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bywy Creek

[2] Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 18. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

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