Beasha Creek

Coordinates: 32°48′07″N 89°18′27″W / 32.80194°N 89.30750°W / 32.80194; -89.30750
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Beasha Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[1] It is a tributary to the Pearl River.

Beasha Creek is a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning roughly "mulberries are there".[2] Old variant names are "Beashers Creek" and "Beheaiaha Creek".[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beasha Creek
  2. ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 7. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

32°48′07″N 89°18′27″W / 32.80194°N 89.30750°W / 32.80194; -89.30750