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Cushtusia Creek

Coordinates: 32°41′44″N 89°03′31″W / 32.6956910°N 89.0586692°W / 32.6956910; -89.0586692
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Cushtusia Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[1]

Cushtusia Creek is a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning "fleas are there".[2] A variant name is "Custusha Creek".[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cushtusia Creek
  2. ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 33. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

32°41′44″N 89°03′31″W / 32.6956910°N 89.0586692°W / 32.6956910; -89.0586692