Okatuppa Creek Explained

Okatuppa Creek is a stream in Choctaw County in the U.S. state of Alabama.

Okatuppa is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean "parted water" or "dammed".[1] Variant names include "Bogueloosa Creek", "Oak Trapper Creek", "Oak Tuppa Creek", "Oakatuppa Creek", "Oaktupa Creek", "Oaktuppa Creek", and "Oka Tuppah Creek".

References

31.8836°N -88.3°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. 73.