Pelahatchie Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[1] Pelahatchie is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean "place where a hurricane passed along and blew down the timber".[2] Variant names are "Pelahatchee Creek" and "Pelahatches Creek".[1]

Pelahatchie Creek in May, 2012

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pelahatchie Creek
  2. ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 81. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

32°23′06″N 89°59′58″W / 32.3848660°N 89.9995275°W / 32.3848660; -89.9995275