Okeelala Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[1]

Okeelala is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean "splashing water".[2] A variant transliteration is "Okolalah Creek".[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Okeelala Creek
  2. ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 73. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

34°27′55″N 88°36′11″W / 34.4653784°N 88.6031080°W / 34.4653784; -88.6031080