Tippo Bayou

Tippo Bayou is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[1]

Opinions are divided whether this creek is named after the Ibitoupa Indian tribe, or a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning "severed, parted, separated".[2]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tippo Bayou
  2. Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 114. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.


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