Sewayiah Creek

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

Sewayiah is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean "deer bending down, deer stooping down".^[2] Variant names are "Chewah Creek" and "Line Creek".^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sewayiah Creek
^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 93. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

33°40′11″N 88°58′20″W / 33.6698408°N 88.9722811°W / 33.6698408; -88.9722811

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

[2] Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 93. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

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