Mantachie Creek

Coordinates: 34°12′52″N 88°24′55″W / 34.2145500°N 88.415323°W / 34.2145500; -88.415323
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Mantachie Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[1]

According to tradition, Mantachie is named after a Chickasaw chieftain.[2] A variant name is "Mataches Creek".[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mantachie Creek
  2. ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. pp. 53–54. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

34°12′52″N 88°24′55″W / 34.2145500°N 88.415323°W / 34.2145500; -88.415323