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

Tonacana is a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning "standing posts".[2]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tonacana Creek
  2. ↑ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 120. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

32°19′21″N 88°56′23″W / 32.3223663°N 88.9397751°W / 32.3223663; -88.9397751



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