Coffee Bogue Explained

Coffee Bogue is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi. It is a tributary to the Pearl River.

Coffee Bogue is a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning either "quail creek" or "sassafras creek"; the element "Coffee" in this context is an Anglicization of the Indian name and does not refer to the hot beverage.^[1] Variant names are "Beach Creek", "Buck Branch", and "Coffee Bogue Creek".

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32.6076°N -89.7601°W

Notes and References

1. Book: Baca, Keith A.. Native American Place Names in Mississippi. 2007. University Press of Mississippi. 978-1-60473-483-6. 29.