Boughenia Creek

Boughenia Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[1] It is a tributary to Sand Creek.

Boughenia Creek is a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning "creek at which there is dancing".[2] A variant spelling is "Boughena Creek".[1]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boughenia Creek
  2. Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 16. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.



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