Tillatoba Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[1] It is a tributary to the Tallahatchie River.

Ittillittoba is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean "white dead tree".[2] Variant names are "Ittillittoba Creek", "Middle Tillatoba Creek", and "South Fork Tillatoba Creek".[1]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tillatoba Creek
  2. ↑ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 112. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

34°00′20″N 90°11′00″W / 34.0056690°N 90.1834231°W / 34.0056690; -90.1834231



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