Ponta Creek
Ponta Creek is a stream in the U.S. states of Alabama and Mississippi. It is a tributary to the Sucarnoochee River. Tributaries include Lost Horse Creek, Possum Creek, and Big Creek.
Ponta is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean "mouse". Variant names are "Panthe Creek" and "Ponti Creek".
The Choctaw settlement of Coosha was located on Ponta Creek. One of the three main divisions of the Choctaw tribe, the Eastern Division, lived in the area around Ponta Creek. In 1795, 99 Choctaw lived in the village of Pante on Ponta Creek, with Hochinchimastabe serving as the village captain.
References
- ^ Telis, Pamela (1991). Low-flow and Flow-duration Characteristics of Mississippi Streams. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Geological Survey. p. 134.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ponta Creek
- ^ Riley, Franklin L., ed. (1902). Publications of the Mississippi Historical Society, Volume VI. Oxford, Mississippi: Mississippi Historical Society. p. 416.
- ^ Logan, William N. (1914). The Pottery Clays of Mississippi. Jackson, Mississippi: Mississippi State Geological Survey. p. 200.
- ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 84. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.
- ^ Barnett, James F. Jr. (2012). Mississippi's American Indians. Jackson, Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi. p. 92. ISBN 978-1-61703-245-5.
- ^ "1795 Census of the Choctaws". Choctaw Nation ITGenWeb. Retrieved August 1, 2023.