Potlockney Creek

Coordinates: 34°15′44″N 89°23′20″W / 34.2623300°N 89.3889662°W / 34.2623300; -89.3889662
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Potlockney Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[1]

Potlockney is a name derived from either the Choctaw language or Chickasaw language, but the original meaning is unclear.[2] Variant names are "Patlocona Creek", "Pollocona Creek", "Potalockny Creek", "Potlocona Creek", "Potlocony Creek", "Potolocona Creek", and "Potolocony Creek".[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Potlockney Creek
  2. ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 86. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

34°15′44″N 89°23′20″W / 34.2623300°N 89.3889662°W / 34.2623300; -89.3889662