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

Quarterlial is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean "stagnant water".[2] A variant name is "Quarterlial Creek".[1]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Quarterliah Creek
  2. ↑ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 88. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

32°08′36″N 89°17′55″W / 32.1432050°N 89.2986742°W / 32.1432050; -89.2986742



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