Pellaphalia Creek (Leake County, Mississippi)

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

Not to be confused with nearby Pellaphalia Creek (Leake and Madison counties, Mississippi), also a tributary to the Pearl River.

Etymology

Pellaphalia is speculated to derive from the Choctaw words apeli meaning hurricane or strong winds and chalih meaning "chop down trees" in the Choctaw language. The name is purported to mean "(long) place where a hurricane or whirlwind passed along and blew down the timber".[2]

gollark: Dying would not maximize bee density.
gollark: Why would that affect my decision-making?
gollark: And?
gollark: Yes, I would not in the future care about said world-states, due to being dead. However, now, I care about those future worldstates, and it would be stupid to do something which would prevent me affecting them.
gollark: Well, future worldstates.

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pellaphalia Creek
  2. Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. pp. 81–82. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.



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