Ponta Creek

Ponta Creek is a stream in the U.S. states of Alabama and Mississippi.[1] It is a tributary to the Sucarnoochee River.

Ponta is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean "mouse".[2] Variant names are "Panthe Creek" and "Ponti Creek".[1]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ponta Creek
  2. Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 84. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.


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