Pinishook Creek is a stream in Neshoba and Winston counties in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[1] It is a tributary to the Pearl River.[2]

Pinishook is a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning "linden or basswood tree".[3]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pinishook Creek
  2. ^ Philadelphia, MS, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1972 (1982 rev.)
  3. ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 82. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

32°49′51″N 89°07′21″W / 32.83083°N 89.12250°W / 32.83083; -89.12250