Chuquatonchee Creek is a

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and Pontotoc counties in the

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. It is a tributary to

Tibbee Creek Tibbee Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi. ''Tibbee'' is a name derived from the Choctaw language The Choctaw language (Choctaw: ), spoken by the Choctaw, an Indigenous people of the Southeastern Woodlands, is part of the Mus ...

. The stream headwaters arise at and the

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with Line Creek to form Tibbee Creek is at .

Name

''Chuquatonchee Creek'' is a name derived from the

Choctaw language The Choctaw language (Choctaw: ), spoken by the Choctaw, an Indigenous people of the Southeastern Woodlands, is part of the Muskogean language family. Chickasaw is separate but closely related language to Choctaw. The Choctaw Nation of Oklahom ...

meaning "hog corn", a reference to a place where hogs were fattened. The

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settled on "Chuquatonchee Creek" as the river's official name and spelling in 1966. According to the

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, the Chuquatonchee Creek has also been known as: Chackawlatoher River, Chookahtonkchie Creek, Chookaloukchee Creek, Chookatonchee Creek, Chookatonchie Creek, Chookatonkchie Creek, Chookatoukche Creek, Chookatoukchee Creek, Chooktonkchie Creek, Chuc-ka-t Creek, Chuc-ka-tonk-chy Creek, Chuckatonchee Creek, Chuckatuchee River, Chuhahtunckchch Creek, Holladay Creek, Loohaton Creek, Loohattan Creek, Oakibbihaw River, Sakatonchee Creek, Sakatonchee River, Sakatonchie River, Sookatonchee River, and Suquatonchee Creek.

References

Rivers of Mississippi Rivers of Chickasaw County, Mississippi Rivers of Clay County, Mississippi Rivers of Pontotoc County, Mississippi Mississippi placenames of Native American origin {{Mississippi-river-stub