Sipsey Creek (Buttahatchee River tributary)

Sipsey Creek is a stream in the U.S. states of Alabama and Mississippi.[1] It is a tributary to the Buttahatchee River.

Sipsey is a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning "poplar tree".[2] Variant names are "Sipsey River", "Sipsie Fork", and "Sipsie River".[1]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sipsey Creek
  2. Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 96. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.


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