Pelahatchie Creek
Pelahatchie Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.
Pelahatchie is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean "place where a hurricane passed along and blew down the timber". Variant names are "Pelahatchee Creek" and "Pelahatches Creek".
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pelahatchie Creek
- ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 81. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.
32°23′06″N 89°59′58″W / 32.3848660°N 89.9995275°W