South Tippah Creek Explained

South Tippah Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi. It joins with North Tippah Creek to form the Tippah River.

Tippah is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean "to eat one another", i.e. cannibalism.^[1] Variant names are "Little Tippah Creek" and "Tippah Creek".

References

34.7209°N -89.0587°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. 113.