Otoucalofa Creek Explained

Otoucalofa Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.

Otoucalofa is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean either (sources vary) "chestnut stump" or "many prairies".^[1] Variant names are "O'Tickalofa Creek", "O'Tuckoloja Creek", "Octukalofa Creek", "Old Tuckolofa Creek", "Otoclaffah Creek", "Otoucalofa Creek Canal", "Otoukalofa Creek", and "Otuckolopha Creek".

References

34.1768°N -89.7123°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. 77.