Hotopha Creek Explained

Hotopha Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi. It is a tributary to the Tallahatchie River.

Hotopha is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean "grasshopper".^[1] A variant transliteration is "Hotipka Creek"

References

34.3759°N -89.8918°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. 41.