Noxapater Creek

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

The origin of the name Noxapater is unclear. The name supposedly is derived from the Choctaw language, and depending on source is purported to mean "little bullets" or "wide stream".[2] Variant names are "Noxubee Creek" and "Noxupata Creek".[1]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Noxapater Creek
  2. Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 65. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.


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