Shubuta Creek
Shubuta Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[1] [2]
Shubuta is a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning "smoke, smoky, smoking".[3] Variant names are "Bok Shubuta", "Cheehootee Creek", "Chobota", "Shoboti Creek", and "Shoebootee Creek".[2]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shubuta Creek
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shubuta Creek
- Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 94. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.
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