Chuquatonchee Creek

Chuquatonchee Creek is a stream in Chickasaw, Clay and Pontotoc counties in the U.S. state of Mississippi.

[1] The stream headwaters arise at 34°07′20″N 89°01′09″W / 34.12222°N 89.01917°W / 34.12222; -89.01917 and the confluence with Line Creek to form Tibbee Creek is at 33°34′07″N 88°41′47″W / 33.56861°N 88.69639°W / 33.56861; -88.69639.

[1] Chuquatonchee Creek is a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning "hog corn", a reference to a place where hogs were fattened.

[2] The Board on Geographic Names settled on "Chuquatonchee Creek" as the river's official name and spelling in 1966.

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