Boguegaba Creek

Boguegaba Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[1]

Boguegaba Creek is a name derived from either the Choctaw language or Chickasaw language.[2] A variant name is "Bogue Eucaba Creek".[1] The long-standing traditional local name for the creek is derived from the variant form, pronounced [bˈo͡ʊ jˈuːɡˈæbi].

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boguegaba Creek
  2. Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 12. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

34.0773305°N 88.4628222°W / 34.0773305; -88.4628222



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