Mantachie Creek

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

According to tradition, Mantachie is named after a Chickasaw chieftain.[2] A variant name is "Mataches Creek".[1]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mantachie Creek
  2. Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. pp. 53–54. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.



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