| Toomsuba Creek | |
|---|---|
 Toomsuba Creek in Lauderdale County, Mississippi | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama, Mississippi |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • coordinates | 32°25′24″N 88°34′59″W / 32.4231967°N 88.583096°W |
| Mouth | |
• coordinates | 32°28′43″N 88°17′37″W / 32.4787492°N 88.2936403°W |
| Length | 17.2 mi (27.7 km) |
Toomsuba Creek is a stream in the U.S. states of Alabama and Mississippi. [1] It is a tributary to Alamuchee Creek.
Toomsuba is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean either (sources vary) "blue pigeon hawk" or "fish hawk". [2] Variant names are "Tonsabah Creek", "Tonsobah Creek", "Tonsubah Creek", "Toomseba Creek", "Toomsebah Creek", and "Toomsooba Creek". [1]
Tributaries include Sucatolba Creek.
The creek lends its name to the nearby community of Toomsuba. [2]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Toomsuba Creek
- ^ a b Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 120. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.