Tampa Creek
Tampa Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[1]
Tampa in this context may be a name derived from the Choctaw language; it's purported to mean "offal, refuse".[2]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tampa Creek
- Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 106. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.
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