Buckatunna Creek

Buckatunna Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[1] It is a tributary to the Chickasawhay River.

Buckatunna Creek is a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning "creek at which there is weaving".[2] Variant names are "Bucatunna Creek", "Buckatanna Creek", "Buckatanne River", "Buckatanny Creek", "Buckatonna Creek", "Buckhatannee Creek", and "Puckatunna Creek".[1]

The creek lends its name to the community of Buckatunna, Mississippi.[3]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Buckatunna Creek
  2. Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 16. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.
  3. "What's in a Name: Buckatunna". WDAM. Retrieved 9 July 2019.



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