Tarlechia Creek
Tarlechia Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[1]
Tarlechia is a name derived from either the Choctaw language or Chickasaw language purported to mean either (sources vary) "place where palmettos are" or "where rocks are".[2]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tarlechia Creek
- Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 107. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.
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