Tesheva Creek

Tesheva Creek
Tesheva Creek
	Tesheva Creek, Eden, MS
	Location in Mississippi Location in the United States
Physical characteristics
Mouth
• coordinates	33°01′21″N 90°20′46″W / 33.022365°N 90.346194°W

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

Tesheva is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean either "one who goes and washes" or "what is used to wash one with" (i.e. soap).^[2] Variant names are "Techevah Creek", "Techeyeh Creek", "Tesecah Creek", "Teshecah Creek", "Tesheeah Creek", "Tesheevah Creek", and "Teshevah Creek".^[1]

33°00′00″N 90°19′09″W / 33.0001291°N 90.3192559°W / 33.0001291; -90.3192559

Popular culture

In 2015, the "Southern Psychedelic" rock group Tesheva adopted the name.

References

^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tesheva Creek
^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. pp. 109–110. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

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

[2] Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. pp. 109–110. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

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