Hobuck Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[1] It is a tributary to Doaks Creek.

Hobuck is a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning "eunuch or gelding".[2] A variant name is "Hobuck Bogue".[1]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hobuck Creek
  2. ↑ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 39. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

32°44′18″N 89°56′43″W / 32.7384680°N 89.9453609°W / 32.7384680; -89.9453609



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